HANGMAN SOLVER

noun

1. A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
2. An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
3. Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.

adj

1. (botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

adv

1. In an acrologic manner

noun

1. Synonym of acrophony

noun

1. (pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.

noun

1. Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi

adj

1. Relating to the acromyodians

adj

1. Synonym of acromyodic

noun

1. (pathology) myotonia of the limbs

noun

1. Synonym of acromyotonia

adj

1. (astronomy) Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star.

adv

1. In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa.

adj

1. Alternative form of acronical

adj

1. (astronomy) acronycal

noun

1. (linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
2. (linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").

verb

1. To form into an acronym.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to the use of acronyms.

adv

1. In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.

verb

1. (transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of acronymize

verb

1. present participle of acronymize

adj

1. Pertaining to the use of acronyms.

noun

1. plural of acronym

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym

noun

1. Paralysis of the extremities.

noun

1. (pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.

noun

1. Any disease specific to the extremities.

adv

1. In an acropetal manner.

adv

1. In an acrophonic way.

noun

1. The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.

adv

1. In the manner of an acrostic.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-

noun

1. (organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein

noun

1. plural of acrylamide

noun

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

noun

1. plural of acrylate

adj

1. (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
2. Containing an acrylic resin.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
2. (painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
3. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
4. A painting executed using such a paint.
5. A thick sheet of plastic.

noun

1. plural of acrylic

noun

1. (organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₂=CHCO− derived from acrylic acid

noun

1. The condition of being actable

verb

1. Synonym of activate

adv

1. In an actinal manner.

noun

1. (obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image

adv

1. In an actinic manner.

noun

1. The science of chemistry and actinism.

noun

1. photoconductivity

noun

1. measurement with an actinograph

noun

1. (sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.

noun

1. the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
2. the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation

noun

1. The condition of being actinomorphic.

noun

1. A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.

adj

1. Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.

noun

1. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.

adj

1. Of or relating to actinomycetes.

noun

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.

noun

1. plural of actinomycin

noun

1. The granulomatous lesion characteristic of actinomycosis

noun

1. (pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.

adj

1. Of or pertaining to actinomycosis.

adj

1. Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.

noun

1. (zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.

noun

1. (medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.

noun

1. (medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.

noun

1. The characteristic of being actionable.

adv

1. In an actionable manner.

noun

1. (business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.

adv

1. (grammar) In the active form; not passive.
2. In an active manner.

noun

1. (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
2. (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
3. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
4. (physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
5. (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
6. The propery of substances to react with other substances

noun

1. (biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.

noun

1. plural of actomyosin

adj

1. Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor

adj

1. Characteristic of an actress
2. Histrionic or theatrical

noun

1. (historical, film) A short early motion picture.
2. (television) Live reporting on current affairs.
3. An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
4. The state of existing; existence.

adv

1. (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
2. (obsolete) Actively.
3. (obsolete) Currently; at the time.

adv

1. By actuarial principles.
2. From an actuarial perspective.
3. In a manner performed by an actuary.

noun

1. (dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
2. A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

noun

1. The role or status of actuary.

noun

1. Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
2. The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.

adv

1. In an acute manner

noun

1. Inability to see the colour blue.

noun

1. Alternative form of acyanopia

adj

1. (botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
2. (chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
3. (graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.

adv

1. In an acyclic manner; without cycles.

noun

1. (medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
2. (medicine) The state of not being pregnant.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) Any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.

noun

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide

noun

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group

noun

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl groups, especially from acylated amino acids.

verb

1. (transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

adj

1. (organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of acylate

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate

verb

1. present participle of acylate

noun

1. (organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.

noun

1. plural of acyloin

noun

1. (organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid

noun

1. plural of acyl

noun

1. (obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language

adj

1. (obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous

noun

1. Alternative form of adactyly

noun

1. (biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.

adj

1. Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
2. Without fingers or without toes.

noun

1. The property of being adamant.

adv

1. In an addictive manner.

noun

1. (medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.

noun

1. (pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts

noun

1. (surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

noun

1. (pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction

adj

1. Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives

noun

1. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

noun

1. (obsolete) That which adheres.
2. (obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.

noun

1. (business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.

adv

1. (sciences) In an adiabatic way.

noun

1. (obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.