(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.
aldrich
aldrins
aldrins
noun
plural of aldrin
alduino
aleardi
aleedis
aleydis
alfadir
aliased
aliased
adj
Using more than one name, or being referred to in more than one way.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alias
alibied
alibied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alibi
alidada
alidade
alidade
noun
(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A sighting device used for measuring angles.
alidads
alidads
noun
plural of alidad
aliened
aliened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alien
aligned
aligned
adj
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of align
alipeds
alipeds
noun
plural of aliped
aliquid
alismad
aliunde
aliunde
adv
(law) From another source; from elsewhere.
alkoxid
allodia
allodia
noun
plural of allodium
almadia
almadia
noun
Alternative form of almadie
almadie
almadie
noun
A bark canoe used by the Africans.
A boat used in Calicut (modern Kozhikode) in India, about eighty feet long and six or seven feet wide.
almeida
aloddia
alodial
alodial
adj
Alternative form of allodial
alodian
alodies
alodium
alodium
noun
Alternative form of allodium
aloidae
amandie
amandin
amaroid
amaroid
noun
(obsolete) Any bitter substance extracted from a plant (other than an alkaloid or glycoside).
ambroid
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amerind
amerind
Noun
An American Indian.
Adjective
Of or relating to a hypothetical higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to the Eskimo-Aleut or the Na-Dene.
amidase
amidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any amidohydrolase
amidate
amidate
noun
(organic chemistry) A product of amidation.
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To subject to an amidation reaction.
amidide
amidine
amidine
noun
(chemistry) any of several classes of organic compound, formally derived from oxoacids by replacement of the hydroxy group with an amino group, and the oxo group with =NR
amidins
amidins
noun
plural of amidin
amidism
amidist
amidols
amidols
noun
plural of amidol
amidone
amidone
noun
Synonym of methadone
amidoxy
amiidae
amildar
amildar
noun
(historical) A revenue collector having jurisdiction over several villages, in the British Raj.
amimide
aminded
aminoid
amistad
ammadis
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
amphide
amyloid
amyloid
adj
(mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
Containing or resembling starch.
noun
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
Any of various starchlike substances.
anapsid
anapsid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
noun
(zoology) A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.
anaspid
anaudia
anaudia
noun
(medicine) Inability to speak; loss of one's voice.
anaudic
andaqui
andesic
andirin
andiron
andiron
noun
(usually in the plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
andonis
andrias
andrien
andrija
andrite
android
android
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
Possessing human qualities.
noun
A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
andvari
aneroid
aneroid
adj
Not using or containing fluid
noun
An aneroid barometer.
angioid
angioid
adj
Resembling a blood vessel
angloid
angloid
noun
(slang, derogatory) An English person or person of English ancestry.
anidian
anilide
anilide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound in which one of the nitrogen-bound protons of aniline is replaced by a metal or other cation.
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline.
aniliid
aniliid
noun
(zoology) # (zoology) Any snake in the monotypic family Aniliidae, consisting of just Anilius scytale, the false coral snake.
anisado
aniseed
aniseed
noun
(countable and uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
annelid
annelid
adj
of, or relating to these creatures
noun
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech
anodine
anodize
anodize
verb
to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration
antacid
antacid
adj
Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach. [from 18th c.]
noun
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from 18th c.]
antbird
antbird
noun
Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.
anthdia
anthoid
anthoid
adj
Resembling a flower.
noun
(botany) A flower or, more commonly, a floret that has the simplest, most basic type of structure.
antigod
antigod
noun
(mythology) A preternatural being opposed to the gods.
antired
antired
adj
(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.
anviled
aphidas
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
aphidid
aphidid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Aphididae of aphids.
apinoid
apinoid
adj
Clean; not dirty
apoidea
applied
applied
adj
Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.
Put into practical use.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apply
apsidal
apsidal
adj
(architecture) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an apse or the apsides
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an apsis or the apsides
apsides
apsides
noun
plural of apside
aquarid
aquilid
araliad
aramids
aramids
noun
plural of aramid
araneid
araneid
noun
(zoology) A spider; now specifically a member of the family Araneidae; an orb weaver.
arcadia
arcadia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia
arcadic
arcadic
Proper noun
The ancient Greek dialect of Arcadia.
arcidae
arctiid
arctiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Arctiidae of moths.
arctoid
arctoid
adj
of or pertaining to the carnivoran superfamily Arctoidea
ursine
ardelia
ardelio
ardelis
ardenia
ardilla
ardisia
ardoise
ardrigh
ardussi
arenoid
arenoid
adj
Resembling sand.
argasid
argasid
noun
(zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Argasidae.
argolid
ariadna
ariadne
aribold
aridest
aridest
adj
superlative form of arid: most arid
aridian
aridity
aridity
noun
A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
arietid
ariidae
arilled
arilled
adj
(botany) Having an aril.
arisaid
arisard
arlinda
armilda
aroides
arrided
arrided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arride
arridge
arrived
arrived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrive
arrondi
arsacid
arylide
asaphid
asaphid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Asaphida.
ascarid
ascarid
noun
Any phasmid nematode of the family Ascarididae (Ascaridae)