A distasteful substance produced by some butterflies as a defence mechanism
acrania
acrania
noun
(physiology) Partial or total absence of the skull.
acrasia
acrasia
noun
lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
acrasin
acrasin
noun
A chemotactic agent produced by some slime moulds
acratia
acratia
noun
(medicine) Feebleness; impotence or lack of strength due to lack of tone.
acridan
acridan
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic secondary amine 9,10-dihydroacridine related to acridine
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
acridic
acridid
acridid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Acrididae of locusts and related grasshoppers.
acridin
acridin
noun
Dated form of acridine.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrilan
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acrisia
acrisia
noun
(medicine, dated) A condition in which diagnosis and especially prognosis are uncertain.
(medicine, dated) An unfavorable crisis or turn in the course of an attack of disease.
(medicine, dated) The absence of a crisis from a disease.
acritan
acritan
noun
(obsolete) Any animal that is a member of the Acrita
acritol
acromia
acromia
noun
plural of acromion
acronic
acronic
adj
Synonym of acronycal
acrotic
acrotic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
acrylic
acrylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
actinal
actinal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.
(zoology) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
actinia
actinia
noun
A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
actinic
actinic
adj
Composed of actin.
Of or relating to actinism.
Related to or caused by radiation (used most often in reference to light, especially that in the ultraviolet range). In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.
actinon
actinon
noun
(chemistry, physics, dated) Radon-219 (²¹⁹₈₆Rn; symbol An), an isotope of radon
(obsolete) Synonym of radon
(physics, dated) An actinide
actions
actions
noun
plural of action
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actives
actives
noun
plural of active
activin
activin
noun
A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
acyclic
acyclic
adj
(botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
(chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
(graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyetic
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
acystia
adagial
adagial
adj
Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.
adagios
adagios
noun
plural of adagio
adaliah
adaline
adamina
adamine
adamite
adamite
noun
(mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.
A descendant of Adam; a human being.
adamsia
adamski
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
addicts
addicts
noun
plural of addict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addict
addiego
addison
addison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
A place name, including:
a town in Vermont, USA, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
additum
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
addling
addling
noun
Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.
verb
present participle of addle.
addlins
addlins
noun
(UK, Yorkshire, dialect, archaic) earnings
adelice
adelina
adelind
adeline
adeling
adeling
noun
Alternative form of atheling.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adeliza
adelphi
adelric
adenine
adenine
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Hypernyms: nucleobase, purine
adenoid
adenoid
adj
Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
adermia
adermin
adermin
Noun
pyridoxine
adeuism
adevism
adevism
noun
(dated) The denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.
adhibit
adhibit
verb
To affix.
To allow in; to admit.
To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
adiabat
adiabat
noun
(physics) The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature which gives the adiabatic heating or cooling of a gas.
adiated
adiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adiate
adibasi
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
adience
adinida
adinole
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adipoid
adipoma
adipoma
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.
adipose
adipose
adj
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adipsia
adipsia
noun
(medicine) Absence of thirst.
adipsic
adipsic
adj
Of or relating to adipsia.
adivasi
adjiger
adjiger
noun
(India) The snake Python molurus.
adjoins
adjoins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin
adjoint
adjoint
adj
(geometry, of one curve to another curve) Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
(mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
(mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
noun
(geometry, algebraic geometry) A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.
(mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
(mathematics, category theory) A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.
An assistant mayor of a French commune.
An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service.
adlumia
adlumin
admiral
admiral
noun
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
admired
admired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admire
admirer
admirer
noun
One who admires.
One who is romantically attracted to someone.
admires
admires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admire
admitty
admixed
admixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix
admixes
admixes
noun
plural of admix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix
adonais
adoniad
adonian
adonias
adonica
adonist
adonist
noun
One who maintains that the vowel points of the Tetragrammaton translated "Jehovah" are the vowel points that belong to the word Adonai.
adonite
adonize
adonize
verb
Alternative form of adonise
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
adoulie
adoxies
adrenin
adriaen
adriana
adriane
adriano
adriell
adriena
adriene
adsmith
adsmith
noun
A writer of advertising copy.
advaita
advices
advices
noun
(obsolete or programming) plural of advice
advisal
advisal
noun
The act of advising.
advised
advised
adj
Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.
Informed, appraised or made aware.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advise
advisee
advisee
noun
someone who receives advice
adviser
adviser
noun
one who advises
advises
advises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advise
advisor
advisor
noun
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.
One who offers advice.
aecidia
aedeagi
aedeagi
noun
plural of aedeagus
aediles
aediles
noun
plural of aedile
aedilic
aegagri
aegeria
aegiale
aegipan
aegipan
noun
(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
aegises
aegises
noun
plural of aegis
aenigma
aeolian
aeolian
adj
(geology) carried, deposited or eroded by the wind.
(music) Aeolian mode
of, or relating to the wind.
noun
A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft.
aeolina
aeoline
aeolism
aeolism
noun
Alternative form of Aeolism
aeolist
aeonial
aeonian
aeonian
adj
Alternative spelling of eonian
aeonist
aequian
aeraria
aeraria
noun
plural of aerarium
aerials
aerials
noun
(skiing) Aerial skiing.
plural of aerial
aerical
aerides
aeriela
aeriell
aeriest
aeriest
adj
superlative form of aery: most aery
aerobia
aerobia
noun
aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.