(botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
Having sharp points like needles.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
aciduria
aciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine
aciduric
aciduric
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acridium
acrisius
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrydium
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
adradius
adularia
adularia
noun
A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
aeluroid
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aerarium
aerarium
noun
(historical) The state treasury of Ancient Rome.
aerobium
agaricus
aguirage
aiguiere
ailuroid
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
ajourise
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
alburtis
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alterius
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.
alurgite
ameiurus
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.
amitular
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
anicular
anisuria
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
anuresis
anuresis
noun
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
apaturia
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apurimac
aquarial
aquarial
adj
Of or relating to an aquarium.
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
aquariia
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarium
aquarium
noun
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
aquarius
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
araguaia
araguari
arcesius
arcturia
arcualia
arculite
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
ariminum
armarium
armarium
noun
(entomology) proventriculus
Synonym of ambry (“cupboard or storage area”)
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
arnusian
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arretium
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsinous
arsinous
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
arumlike
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
assuring
assuring
verb
present participle of assure
asterius
asturian
asturias
athyrium
attritus
attritus
noun
material pulverized by attrition
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
augurial
augurial
adj
Relating to augurs or to augury.
auguries
auguries
noun
plural of augury
auguring
auguring
verb
present participle of augur
aularian
aularian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to a large hall.
noun
(UK, Oxford University) A member of a hall rather than a college.
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
auntlier
auntlier
adj
comparative form of auntly: more auntly
auramine
auramine
noun
(organic chemistry, cytology) Any of a family of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues for fluorescence microscopy
aurantia
aurantia
noun
An orange coal-tar dye that is an ammonium salt of hexanitrodiphenylamine.
aurelian
aurelian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.
noun
(obsolete) A collector of butterflies.
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
auricula
auricula
noun
(anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
(anatomy) The external part of the ear.
(horticulture, plural: auriculas) The ornamental primrose Primula auricula
(palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
auriculo
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
aurignac
aurilave
aurilave
noun
An ear-brush.
An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.
aurorian
aurorian
adj
(poetic) Of or relating to the dawn.
aurorium
austrian
austrian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Austria or its people.
Of or relating to a school of economic thought based on the concept of methodological individualism: that social phenomena result from the motivations and actions of individuals.
Noun
A person from Austria or of Austrian descent.
An economist supporting the ideals of the Austrian School of Economics.
austrine
austrine
adj
(obsolete) Southern; southerly; austral.
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkik
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autorail
auxiliar
auxiliar
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
azoturia
azoturia
noun
(medicine) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
(veterinary medicine) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine
azurites
azurites
noun
plural of azurite
babirusa
babirusa
noun
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
badineur
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
barocius
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
beausire
beauvoir
beguiler
beguiler
noun
A person who beguiles
beliquor
berairou
besquirt
bhojpuri
bhumidar
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.