(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abilyne
ablepsy
ablepsy
noun
(medicine, rare) Alternative form of ablepsia
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abyssal
abyssal
adj
(archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
(geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
acetyls
acetyls
noun
plural of acetyl
achylia
achylia
noun
(pathology) The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract.
ackerly
aclydes
acology
acology
noun
Materia medica; the science of medical remedies.
acolyte
acolyte
noun
(Christianity) An altar server.
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
An attendant, assistant or follower.
acolyth
acolyth
noun
Obsolete form of acolyte.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
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.
acrylyl
acrylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₂=CHCO− derived from acrylic acid
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
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.
acylase
acylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl groups, especially from acylated amino acids.
acylate
acylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
addedly
addedly
adv
In addition; additionally.
adenyls
adenyls
noun
plural of adenyl
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adultly
adultly
adv
In an adult manner, not childishly.
aefaldy
aekerly
affably
affably
adv
in an affable manner
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
agilely
agilely
adv
In an agile manner; with agility.
agility
agility
noun
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
aglypha
ailsyte
ainsley
airplay
airplay
noun
The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
akerley
akeylah
alanyls
alanyls
noun
plural of alanyl
alcayde
alcayde
noun
Alternative form of alcaide
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchimy
alchimy
noun
Obsolete form of alchemy.
alchymy
alchymy
noun
Alternative spelling of alchemy
alcyone
aldarcy
aldercy
alertly
alertly
adv
In an alert manner; with alertness.
aleyard
aleydis
aliency
alienly
alienly
adv
In an alien manner.
alimony
alimony
noun
(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
The means to support life.
aliyahs
aliyoth
alkenyl
alkenyl
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alkylic
alkylic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alkyl chains; aliphatic
alkylol
alkynes
alkynes
noun
plural of alkyne
allayed
allayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allay
allayer
allayer
noun
One who allays.
allayne
allenby
allergy
allergy
noun
(informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
(pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
(pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
alleyed
alleyed
adj
Forming an alley.
Furnished with alleys.
alleyne
allonym
allonym
noun
(uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
alloquy
alloquy
noun
(obsolete) Act of speaking to another; an address.
alloway
alloyed
alloyed
adj
mixed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alloy
allying
allying
verb
present participle of ally
allylic
allylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-
allyson
almondy
almondy
adj
Redolent of almonds.
almonry
almonry
noun
(historical) A building in which alms were distributed.
alonely
alonely
adj
(archaic) Exclusive; sole; only.
adv
(archaic) Only; merely; singly.
aloofly
aloofly
adv
In an aloof manner.
aloysia
alphyls
already
already
adv
(US) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
So soon.
alveary
alveary
noun
(anatomy) The hollow of the external ear.
A beehive, or anything resembling a beehive.
A repository, especially of knowledge or information.
alyeska
alyosha
alypine
alysoun
alysson
alyssum
alyssum
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
amberly
amiably
amiably
adv
In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
amplify
amplify
verb
(transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
(transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
(translation studies) To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
amyclas
amyelia
amyelia
noun
(pathology) The congenital lack of a spinal cord
amyelic
amygdal
amygdal
noun
Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”)
amylase
amylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
amylate
amylate
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
amylene
amylene
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) pentene.
A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.
amyloid
amyloid
adj
(mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
Containing or resembling starch.
noun
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
Any of various starchlike substances.
amylome
amylome
noun
(biochemistry) All the parenchymal proteins (of a plant) that are capable of forming amyloid fibres
amylose
amylose
noun
(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amylums
anaboly
anality
anality
noun
(psychoanalysis) The state of being anal.
analogy
analogy
noun
(geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
(grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
analyse
analyse
verb
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyse a fossil substance, to analyse a sentence or a word, or to analyse an action to ascertain its morality.
(transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
(transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
(transitive) To subject to analysis.
analyst
analyst
noun
(computing) A systems analyst.
(mathematics) A mathematician who studies real analysis.
(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
A financial analyst; a business analyst.
Someone who analyzes.
analyze
analyze
verb
US and Canada spelling of analyse
ancylus
angelyn
angerly
angerly
adv
(archaic) Angrily.
anglify
anglify
Verb
To convert into English; to anglicise.
angrily
angrily
adv
In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
anility
anility
noun
The condition of being anile.
anisoyl
anisoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anisic acid
ankylos
anolyte
anolyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid anode
The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
anomaly
anomaly
noun
(astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
(biology) A defect or malformation.
(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.
(quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
(sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
antalya
antalya
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
anthryl
anthryl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene
anticly
anticly
adv
In an odd or grotesque manner.
apertly
apertly
adv
(archaic) Clearly, plainly.
(obsolete) Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apetaly
apetaly
noun
(botany) The condition of having no petals
aphylly
apilary
apishly
apishly
adv
In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
aplysia
aplysia
noun
Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
apohyal
apohyal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
apology
apology
noun
A formal justification, defence.
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
apopyle
apopyle
noun
A pore through which water passes out of a radial canal or flagellated chamber of a sponge
appleby
appleby
Proper noun
A place name.
Historical county town of Westmoreland, UK.
Village in North Lincolnshire, UK.
Any number of settlements named after those in Britain.
from the English place name.
aralkyl
aralkyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups
ardsley
areally
areally
adv
With respect to area; over an area.
argyles
argyles
noun
plural of argyle
argylls
argylls
noun
plural of argyll
argyrol
argyrol
Proper noun
An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein.
arleyne
arlynne
arrayal
arrayal
noun
(archaic) The way something is arrayed or laid out.
arsenyl
arylate
arylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an aryl carboxylic acid
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce one or more aryl groups into a molecule
arylide
asperly
astylar
astylar
adj
(architecture) Lacking columns or pilasters
asylums
asylums
noun
plural of asylum
ataiyal
atalaya
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
audsley
aurally
aurally
adv
Pertaining to sound or the ear; via or through the sense of hearing.