(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalizate
alkalizate
adj
(archaic) Alkaline.
alkatively
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allalinite
allanturic
allegation
allegation
noun
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
The act of alleging.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allergists
allergists
noun
plural of allergist
alleviated
alleviated
adj
Made more bearable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alleviate
alleviater
alleviates
alleviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate
alleviator
alleviator
noun
That who or which alleviates.
alligating
alligating
verb
present participle of alligate
alligation
alligation
noun
(obsolete) An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.
(obsolete) The act of tying together or attaching by some bond.
(obsolete) The state of being attached.
Misspelling of allegation.
alligators
alligators
noun
plural of alligator
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alligator
alliterate
alliterate
verb
(intransitive) To exhibit alliteration.
(transitive) To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
allivalite
allocating
allocating
verb
present participle of allocate
allocation
allocation
noun
(embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendents to a particular cell type or body region
That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allochetia
allocution
allocution
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(chiefly US, law) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
(chiefly US, law) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
(communication, media) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
allocutive
alloerotic
alloerotic
adj
having erotic desire of or attraction to another person of any sex
allokurtic
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
allopathic
allopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
allopatric
allopatric
adj
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotheist
allotheria
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotrylic
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alloxantin
alloxantin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hemiacetal formed by alloxan with its reduced reaction product dialuric acid.
allwhither
allylation
allylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
alodialist
alodialist
noun
Alternative form of allodialist
alodiality
alodiality
noun
Alternative form of allodiality
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alsbachite
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
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.
alterative
alterative
adj
(medicine) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.
Causing alteration.
noun
(medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.
alternaria
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
altisonant
altisonant
adj
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
altitonant
altitonant
adj
Thundering loudly from high above.
noun
Something or someone that thunders loudly from on high.
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
altruistic
altruistic
adj
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
amalgamist
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
ametabolia
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amiability
amiability
noun
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
amidoplast
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
aminoplast
amityville
amphistyly
amphitokal
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
ampliation
ampliation
noun
(law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument.
enlargement; amplification
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
amyraldist
anabolitic
anabolitic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to anabolism or to anabolites
anaclastic
anaclastic
adj
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
anacletica
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
analcimite
analcitite
analgesist
analytical
analytical
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
analytique
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
anaretical
anastalsis
anastaltic
anastaltic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) styptic
anatomical
anatomical
adj
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andouillet
anelectric
anelectric
adj
Not becoming electrified by friction.
noun
Any substance incapable of being electrified by friction.
angaralite
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
angleinlet
anglesmith
anglistics
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulating
angulating
verb
present participle of angulate
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
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.
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
annalistic
annalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to annals.
annihilate
annihilate
verb
(archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.
(particle physics) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
(transitive) To render null and void; to abrogate.
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annulation
annulation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a ring of atoms
Any structure in the form of a ring
The formation of a ring
anogenital
anogenital
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the anus and genitals.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antebridal
antelabium
antelation
antelopian
antelopine
antemedial
antemedial
adj
(entomology) Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
antenarial
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthelions
antholysis
anthophila
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
anthradiol
antialexin
antialexin
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the action of an alexin
antibridal
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlinal
anticlinal
adj
(botany) Used to describe a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs perpendicular to the adjacent layer of cells.
(chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 150°
(geology) Consisting of, related to, or part of an anticline.
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.
noun
(geology) An anticlinal fold.
anticlines
anticlines
noun
plural of anticline
anticyclic
anticyclic
adj
(of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle