An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
airposts
airstrip
airstrip
noun
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
airstrips
airstrips
noun
plural of airstrip
aitiotropic
albitophyre
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alethopteroid
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
algesireceptor
alimentotherapy
alipteria
alipterion
aliptteria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allelotropic
allelotropism
allocryptic
allomorphite
allopatric
allopatric
adj
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allopatries
allothimorph
allothimorphic
allotransplantation
allotransplantation
noun
(surgery) transplantation of organs or tissues between genetically different individuals of the same species
allotriomorphic
allotriomorphic
adj
(chemistry) allotropic
(geology) xenomorphic
allotriophagia
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotropical
allotropical
adj
(chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
alloxyproteic
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alpetragius
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alternipetalous
alternipinnate
alternisepalous
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambisporangiate
ametropia
ametropia
noun
(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphiarthrodial
amphiarthrodial
adj
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiblestritis
amphicentric
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphicreatinine
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphidiarthrosis
amphierotic
amphierotism
amphigastria
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphikaryotic
amphiphithyra
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphisporangiate
amphistylar
amphitheater
amphitheater
noun
American spelling form of amphitheatre
amphitheatered
amphitheatered
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatred
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatre
amphitheatre
noun
(geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphithurthura
amphithyra
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitriaene
amphitricha
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitron
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphitruo
amphitryon
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amygdalothripsis
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaeroplastic
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
ananthropism
anapeiratic
anapeiratic
adj
Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anaphroditous
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anapterygotism
anaptomorphidae
anastrophia
anatreptic
anatreptic
adj
rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
anatripsis
anatripsis
noun
The use of friction or rubbing as therapy, a form of massage
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anatriptic
anatriptic
adj
Relating to massage or rubbing.
anatropia
anatropia
noun
(medicine) A disorder of the vision. Deviation of the visual axis of one eye upwards when the other eye is fixing; anaphoria.
(medicine) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.