A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
airmanships
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
albedograph
albitophyre
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholisms
alcoholisms
noun
plural of alcoholism
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alcoholuria
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
alcoholytic
alcoholytic
adj
Relating to alcoholysis
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
alexishafen
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alkahestica
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
allaeanthus
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allelomorph
allelomorph
noun
(genetics, obsolete) Synonym of allele
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allesthesia
allesthesia
noun
false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)
allocheiria
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopathist
allopathist
noun
A practitioner of allopathy
allophanate
allophanate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of allophanic acid
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allophytoid
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allothigene
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alogotrophy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alphatoluic
alphesiboea
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
althaemenes
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amaranthine
amaranthine
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The amaranth flower.
amaranthoid
amarthritis
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
noun
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amherstdale
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidohexose
amidophenol
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
ammishaddai
ammochaetae
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammotherapy
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphanthium
ampheclexis
ampherotoky
amphetamine
amphetamine
noun
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
(informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
(organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpia
amphicarpic
amphicarpic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit of two kinds, either in shape or in time of ripening.
amphicarpus
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphikaryon
amphilochus
amphilogism
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphimachus
amphimictic
amphimictic
adj
Relating to amphimixis.
amphimorula
amphinesian
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipathic
amphipathic
adj
(biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.
(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphiphilic
amphiphilic
adj
(biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.