(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alpharetta
alphonsine
alphonsism
alphosises
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altropathy
ambiparous
amblyaphia
amblyopsis
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
amidoplast
aminolipin
aminoplast
amorphotae
amorphozoa
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphanthia
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibiety
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphicarpa
amphichrom
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphidamas
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimarus
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphimixis
amphimixis
noun
(countable) The union of a male and female gamete
(uncountable) sexual reproduction
amphineura
amphinomus
amphiploid
amphiploid
adj
(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
noun
(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphipnous
amphipodal
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
amphirhina
amphirhine
amphisarca
amphispore
amphistoma
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphistyly
amphithect
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithyra
amphitokal
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitryon
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
amphodarch
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphophile
amphophile
noun
An amphophilic cell.
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amphrysian
ampicillin
ampicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
amplexuses
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.
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullaria
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
ampullulae
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amylopsase
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabaptist
anabaptist
noun
Alternative form of Anabaptist
anabaptize
anabaptize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again; to rename.
anablepses
anacampsis
anacamptic
anacamptic
adj
Reflecting or reflected.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglypton
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
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.
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anaspadias
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anatreptic
anatreptic
adj
rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
anatripsis
anatripsis
noun
The use of friction or rubbing as therapy, a form of massage
anatriptic
anatriptic
adj
Relating to massage or rubbing.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
ancylopoda
anderstorp
androlepsy
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androphyll
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemopathy
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anepiploic
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angiocarpy
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angioplany
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophily
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anilopyrin
anisopodal
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.