Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
aberrancy
aberrancy
noun
(geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
abeyances
abeyances
noun
plural of abeyance
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
acalycine
acalycine
adj
(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
accessary
accessary
adj
(law) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
noun
(law) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
accidency
acescency
acescency
noun
Synonym of acescence
acesodyne
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetylate
acetylate
verb
(chemistry) To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acheilary
achyrodes
acopyrine
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acrogynae
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actipylea
adenocyst
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
adenotomy
adenotomy
noun
(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adjacency
adjacency
noun
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adrenally
adrenally
adv
In adrenal terms.
adversary
adversary
noun
An opponent or rival.
adversely
adversely
adv
In an adverse manner.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aeolipyle
aeolipyle
noun
Alternative form of aeolipile
aepyceros
aepyornis
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
aerognosy
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aerometry
aerometry
noun
The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aeschylus
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affrayers
affrayers
noun
plural of affrayer
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
agelessly
agelessly
adv
In an ageless manner.
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
agreeably
agreeably
adv
(obsolete) Alike; similarly.
In accordance.
In an agreeable or pleasing manner
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrypnode
ailantery
aimlessly
aimlessly
adv
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
airlessly
airlessly
adv
In a airless manner; without air.
alarmedly
alarmedly
adv
In an alarmed manner.
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcyoneus
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
alectryon
alertedly
aletocyte
aleyrodes
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
alkylogen
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allectory
allegedly
allegedly
adv
According to someone's allegation.
According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could subsequently be alleged).
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
allenarly
allenarly
adv
(Scotland, archaic) Solely; only.
alleyways
alleyways
noun
plural of alleyway
allometry
allometry
noun
(biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
(biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
allophyle
allottery
allottery
noun
(obsolete) Allotment. portion, allocation.
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allowedly
allowedly
adv
admittedly
almsmoney
alphatype
alterably
alterably
adv
In an alterable manner.
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
altimetry
altimetry
noun
The science of measuring altitude.
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
amatively
amatively
adv
In an amative manner.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
ametaboly
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
ammodytes
ammodytes
noun
plural of ammodyte
amphogeny
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
ampycides
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amyclaean
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amygdalae
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
amylogens
anaesthyl
anagyrine
analysers
analysers
noun
plural of analyser
analyzers
analyzers
noun
plural of analyzer
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.