Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablative
ablative
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing.
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abulyeit
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
aciliate
aciliate
adj
that lacks cilia
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
aconital
aconital
adj
Of, or derived from aconite.
acquital
acquital
noun
Obsolete spelling of acquittal.
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actional
actional
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aeolight
aerolite
aerolite
noun
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
aethalia
aethalia
noun
plural of aethalium
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
aglisten
aglitter
aglitter
adj
Glittering.
aiglette
ailleret
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airlight
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
alamonti
alarmist
alarmist
adj
Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alastair
alastair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
alasteir
alastrim
alastrim
noun
(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albanite
albation
albertin
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
albitite
albitite
noun
(geology) Any rock composed mostly of albite
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
albolith
albolith
noun
A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
albright
alburtis
alcestis
alcithoe
aleiptes
aleiptic
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
aleutite
alevitsa
algerita
algerite
algerite
noun
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
algovite
alicante
alienate
alienate
adj
(archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
noun
(obsolete) A stranger; an alien.
verb
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alinotum
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alistair
alistair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
alitalia
alitalia
Proper noun
The national airline of Italy.
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkitran
allagite
allanite
allanite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
allative
allative
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.
noun
(grammar) The allative case, or a word in that case.
alleyite
alligate
alligate
verb
(transitive) To tie; to unite by some tie.
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
allistir
allthing
allthing
pron
(obsolete) everything
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
almistry
alnitham
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alsatian
alsatian
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian
alstonia
alstonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Alstonia of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
altamira
altarist
altarist
noun
(obsolete) A chaplain.
(obsolete) The vicar of a church.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
alterity
alterity
noun
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
alterius
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
altincar
altincar
noun
(obsolete) tincal
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
altoists
altoists
noun
plural of altoist
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
altschin
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alurgite
amalaita
amalaita
noun
(South Africa) A member of an urban criminal gang.
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
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
ampelite
ampelite
noun
(mineralogy) A carbonaceous alum schist.
(mineralogy) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines.
ampliate
ampliate
adj
(zoology) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To enlarge.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
analcite
analcite
noun
(mineralogy) Analcime.
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
anatolia
anatolic
anatolio
angelita
angelito
annalist
annalist
noun
A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
antalgic
antalgic
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
noun
Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
antibalm
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
anticlea
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
anticult
anticult
adj
(religion) Opposed to cults.
antiflux
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilens
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilift
antilles
antilles
Proper noun
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antilope
antimale
antimale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, males.
antinial
antipill
antipill
adj
(finance) Opposing a poison pill.
(not comparable) Preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.
Opposing the contraceptive pill.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).