(civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
(obsolete) To estrange; to cause alienation of.
abbevilean
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abominable
abominable
adj
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
Very bad or inferior.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
absinthole
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accidental
accidental
adj
(geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
(music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
(philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
noun
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
(painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
acephalina
acephaline
acephaline
adj
Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetaminol
acetanilid
acetanilid
noun
Alternative form of acetanilide
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
achilleine
achilleine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₂₀H₃₈N₂O₁₅) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
aconelline
actinolite
actinolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
addlebrain
addlebrain
noun
An addlebrained person.
adenoviral
adenoviral
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an adenovirus
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adlumidine
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adrenaline
adrenaline
noun
(biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
Excitement; thrills.
adrenalize
adrenalize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of adrenalise.
adrianople
adterminal
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
aedilitian
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aerialness
aerialness
noun
The state or quality of being aerial.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aeviternal
aeviternal
adj
(theology) Pertaining to aeviternity, a state between eternity, which is unchanging and outside of time, and temporality, which is subject to change and to death or annihilation. Things aeviternal are creations, like the temporal, but everlasting, like the eternal.
agalenidae
aggelation
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agreeingly
agreeingly
adv
In a manner that agrees or corresponds; in agreement.
alabandine
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
aladdinize
albigenses
alboranite
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alcheringa
aldehydine
aldenville
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
aleixandre
alemannian
alemannish
alessandri
alexandria
alexandria
Proper noun
A city and port in Egypt.
A census-designated place in Alabama, USA
A city in Monroe Township, Indiana, USA
A city in Kentucky, USA
A city and the parish seat of Louisiana, USA
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Missouri, USA
A village in Nebraska, USA
A town in New Hampshire, USA
A town in New York, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Tennessee, USA
An independent city in Virginia, USA
A city in South Dakota, USA
A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algerienne
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
aliacensis
alienating
alienating
adj
Tending to alienate.
verb
present participle of alienate
alienation
alienation
noun
(property law) The transfer of property to another person.
(theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
Emotional isolation or dissociation.
The act of alienating.
The state of being alienated.
alienicola
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alimenting
alimenting
verb
present participle of aliment
alimentive
alimentive
adj
Alternative form of alimentative
alineation
alineation
noun
Alternative form of allineation
alipterion
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
alkalinise
alkalinise
verb
Alternative spelling of alkalinize
alkalinize
alkalinize
verb
To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
alkylamine
alkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic amine
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
allalinite
allegation
allegation
noun
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
The act of alleging.
allegiance
allegiance
noun
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
allegiancy
allegiancy
noun
Alternative form of allegiance
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
alliciency
alliciency
noun
(obsolete) attractive power; attractiveness
allogeneic
allogeneic
adj
(genetics) Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
(immunology) Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
allylamine
allylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its derivatives
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphonsine
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alsinaceae
alteration
alteration
noun
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
alternaria
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anacletica
analcimite
analcitite
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analgesist
anallergic
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
analytique
anaretical
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andouillet
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
anelectric
anelectric
adj
Not becoming electrified by friction.
noun
Any substance incapable of being electrified by friction.
anemically
anemically
adv
In an anemic manner.
anemologic
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anepiploic
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
angaralite
angelicize
angelicize
verb
(transitive) To make or treat as angelic.
angelizing
angelizing
verb
present participle of angelize
angleinlet
anglesmith
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anguillule
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anhalamine
anhalamine
Noun
A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalonine
anhalonine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid isolated from Lophophora williamsii.
anhelation
anhelation
noun
(uncountable) Followed by after or for: eager desire; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Mental or spiritual agitation.
(uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
aniellidae
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
animalized
animalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalize