(chemistry) An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate with hydrocarbons added.
abettal
abettal
noun
(rare) abetment
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(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.
ablated
ablated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablate
ablates
ablates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablate
ablator
ablator
noun
A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.
ablauts
ablauts
noun
plural of ablaut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablaut
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
abolete
absvolt
abuttal
abuttal
noun
(rare, plural only) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals.
An abutment.
The act of abutting.
verb
(transitive) To describe a piece of land in terms of its abuttals.
abvolts
abvolts
noun
plural of abvolt
acetals
acetals
noun
plural of acetal
acetyls
acetyls
noun
plural of acetyl
acocotl
acocotl
noun
(music) A Mexican musical instrument made from a gourd.
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.
acritol
actable
actable
adj
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
actinal
actinal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.
(zoology) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
actless
actless
adj
Without action or spirit.
actuals
actuals
noun
(accounting, project management) Documented historical results; things that have happened rather than things that are planned.
(business) Physical commodities or financial instruments which are traded in futures contracts.
plural of actual
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
acylate
acylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
adawlut
adawlut
noun
(India, historical) A court of justice in British India.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adulate
adulate
verb
To flatter effusively.
adulter
adulter
noun
An adulterer, especially a male one.
verb
To commit adultery.
To pollute something; to adulterate.
adultly
adultly
adv
In an adult manner, not childishly.
aelbert
aeolist
aetolia
aetolus
afflate
afflate
verb
(obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
afflict
afflict
verb
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
aflatus
aflaunt
aflaunt
adj
In a flaunting state or position.
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
agalite
agelast
agelast
noun
(rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person
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
ahuatle
ahuatle
noun
corixid eggs used in Mexican cuisine
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
ailanto
ailanto
noun
ailanthus (tree)
ailbert
ailette
ailette
noun
(historical) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, being the prototype of the epaulet.
ailment
ailment
noun
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
ailsyte
airlift
airlift
noun
(archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Such a flight.
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
verb
(transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
airplot
alalite
alamort
alamort
adj
(obsolete) Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected.
adv
(obsolete) to the death; mortally
alamota
alamoth
alamoth
adj
(biblical, music) soprano or, possibly, virgin
alantic
alantin
alantin
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Inulin.
alantol
alantol
noun
Synonym of inulol
alaster
alastor
alastor
noun
An avenging spirit or deity.
alatern
alatern
noun
An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
alathia
alation
alation
noun
(countable) A wing or wing-like structure.
(uncountable) The state of being winged.
albatas
alberta
alberta
Proper noun
name, a feminine form of Albert.
alberti
alberto
albetad
albites
albites
noun
plural of albite
albitic
albitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral albite.
alceste
alcoate
alcoate
noun
alcoholate
alditol
alditol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.
alecost
alecost
noun
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavouring ale.
aleetha
alemite
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
alerted
alerted
adj
Having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alert
alerter
alerter
adj
comparative form of alert: more alert
noun
One who or that which alerts.
alertly
alertly
adv
In an alert manner; with alertness.
aleshot
alethea
alethia
alethic
alethic
adj
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
aletris
aleutic
algarot
algarot
noun
A pale white emetic powder formerly used in alchemy, consisting of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony.
algates
algates
adv
Alternative form of algate
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alicant
alicant
noun
A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed, said to have been made near Alicante in Spain.
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
aliment
aliment
noun
(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.
(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
(now rare) Food.
verb
(obsolete) To feed, nourish.
To sustain, support.
alinota
alipata
aliptae
aliptes
aliptic
aliquot
aliquot
adj
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
verb
(chemistry, biotechnology, transitive, informal) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
alister
alithea
alithia
aliyoth
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
allardt
alliant
alliant
noun
(obsolete, rare) An ally; a confederate.
allicit
allista
alloted
allotee
allotee
noun
Alternative form of allottee
allport
allston
allveta
almeeta
almight
almight
adj
(obsolete) almighty
almuten
alnitak
alnitak
Proper noun
A triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
alnoite
aloetic
aloetic
adj
Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
noun
A medicine containing mainly aloes.
alongst
alongst
adv
(archaic) along
alorton
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
alpiste
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
alsatia
alstead
alswith
altaian
altaian
Adjective
Of or relating to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.
altaite
altaite
noun
(mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.
altared
altared
adj
Furnished with an altar.
altdorf
altered
altered
adj
(of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
Having been changed from an original form.
noun
A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alter
alterer
alterer
noun
One who alters.
alterne
alterum
altesse
altezza
altgeld
althaea
althaea
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Althaea.
altheas
altheas
noun
plural of althea
althein
altheta
althing
althing
Proper noun
the national parliament of Iceland
althorn
althorn
noun
(music) An alto or tenor saxhorn
altilik
altilik
noun
(historical) A Turkish coin worth six piastres.
altoist
altoist
noun
A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument.
altoona
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
altumal
alturas
alumite
alunite
alunite
noun
(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.