(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambience
ambience
noun
Alternative spelling of ambiance
ambiency
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambilian
ambilogy
ambiopia
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
ambonite
ambrogio
ambroids
ambroise
ambrosia
ambrosia
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosio
ambuling
amchitka
ameiosis
ameiosis
noun
(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
ameiotic
ameiotic
adj
(biology) Not undergoing meiosis; relating to ameiosis
ameiurus
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
american
americas
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amerinds
amerveil
amethist
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
amicheme
amidases
amidases
noun
plural of amidase
amidated
amidated
adj
(organic chemistry) Converted into, or reacted with an amide
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
amidoazo
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amidoxyl
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
amidward
amilcare
amimeche
aminated
aminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aminate
aminoazo
aminogen
aminosis
amintore
amioidei
amiranha
amirates
amirates
noun
plural of amirate
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amission
amission
noun
(obsolete) deprivation; loss
amitabha
amitoses
amitoses
noun
plural of amitosis
amitosis
amitosis
noun
(obsolete, biology) cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes
amitotic
amitotic
adj
Of or pertaining to amitosis
amitrole
amitrole
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocyclic amine 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole that is used as a nonselective systemic triazole herbicide on nonfood croplands
amitular
amizilis
ammanati
ammanite
ammelide
ammelide
noun
(organic chemistry) 6-amino-2,4-dihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine, the hydrolysis product of ammeline.
ammeline
ammeline
noun
(organic chemistry) 4,6-diamino-2-hydroxy-1,3,5-triazine, the hydrolysis product of melamine.
ammianus
ammobium
ammoniac
ammoniac
adj
Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
noun
Alternative form of ammoniacum
ammonias
ammonias
noun
plural of ammonia
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
ammonion
ammonite
ammonite
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
ammonium
ammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
ammonoid
ammonoid
adj
Characteristic of an ammonite.
noun
An extinct cephalopod of the subclass Ammonoidea (including ammonites).
amnesiac
amnesiac
noun
Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
amnesias
amnesias
noun
plural of amnesia
amnesics
amnesics
noun
plural of amnesic
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniatic
amnionia
amnionic
amnionic
adj
Alternative spelling of amniotic
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amniotic
amniotic
adj
Pertaining to the amnion.
amniotin
amoebian
amoebian
noun
(zoology) One of the Amoebea.
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoibite
amoinder
amolilla
amolilla
noun
The plant Agave bulliana.
amollish
amoretti
amorists
amorists
noun
plural of amorist
amoritic
amoritic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Amorites or their language.
amoritta
amorphia
amorphia
noun
Synonym of amorphism
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
amortize
amortize
verb
(transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
(transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
(transitive, computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
amotions
amotions
noun
plural of amotion
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
ampelite
ampelite
noun
(mineralogy) A carbonaceous alum schist.
(mineralogy) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines.
amperian
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
amphigam
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphioxi
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amphissa
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
ampliate
ampliate
adj
(zoology) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To enlarge.
amratian
amravati
amritsar
amritsar
Proper noun
A large city in India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
The district (the second most populous in Punjab) which contains this city.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amylemia
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylosis
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anaemias
anaemias
noun
plural of anaemia
analcime
analcime
noun
(mineralogy) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.
anamirta
anatomic
anatomic
adj
Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemonin
anemonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrid toxic substance obtained from some species of anemone.
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
animable
animable
adj
Capable of being put into life or receiving animation.
animalia
animalic
animalic
adj
(rare) of or concerning animals
animally
animally
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an animal.
adv
(obsolete) In respect of the anima or animal spirits.
In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit.
animando
animated
animated
adj
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
Endowed with life.
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animate
animater
animater
noun
Alternative form of animator
animates
animates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate
animator
animator
noun
One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.