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
amymone
amyntor
amyroot
anaboly
anagogy
anagogy
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
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
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anaryan
anatomy
anatomy
noun
(archaic) A skeleton, or dead body.
(by extension) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.
(colloquial) The form of an individual.
(countable) A treatise or book on anatomy.
(euphemistic) The human body, especially in reference to the private parts.
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
anchovy
anchovy
noun
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
ancylus
anemony
anemony
noun
Archaic form of anemone.
angelyn
angerly
angerly
adv
(archaic) Angrily.
angeyok
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
annoyed
annoyed
adj
Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annoy
annoyer
annoyer
noun
One who annoys.
annuary
annuary
adj
(obsolete) annual; yearly
noun
(obsolete) A yearbook.
annuity
annuity
noun
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
anodyne
anodyne
adj
(by extension) noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate
(figuratively) soothing or relaxing
(pharmacology) capable of soothing or eliminating pain
noun
(figuratively) a source of relaxation or comfort
(pharmacology) any medicine or other agent that relieves pain
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.
anonyma
anonyma
noun
(obsolete) A courtesan; a female prostitute.
anonyme
anonyms
anonyms
noun
plural of anonym
anorexy
anorexy
noun
Archaic form of anorexia.
antakya
antalya
antalya
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
anthemy
anthony
anthony
Proper noun
name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in New Mexico
A town in Texas
anthryl
anthryl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene
anticly
anticly
adv
In an odd or grotesque manner.
antigay
antigay
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-gay.
antonym
antonym
noun
(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
anychia
anymore
anymore
adv
(especially US) Alternative form of any more.
anytime
anytime
adj
Suitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
adv
At any time
intj
"you're welcome" in response to "thank you" or "thanks."
anyways
anyways
adv
(conjunctive, informal, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
(rare) In any way or respect, at all.
anywhen
anywhen
adv
(rare, nonstandard) At any point in time.
anywise
anywise
adv
In any case.
apandry
apertly
apertly
adv
(archaic) Clearly, plainly.
(obsolete) Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apetaly
apetaly
noun
(botany) The condition of having no petals
aphylly
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
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.
apocyte
apocyte
noun
(cytology) A multinucleate cell
apogamy
apogamy
noun
(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
apogeny
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
apotype
apotype
noun
(taxonomy) A hypotype that has supplementary descriptions
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.
apteryx
apteryx
noun
(dated) kiwi bird
apyonin
apyrase
apyrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP, releasing phosphate and available energy
apyrene
apyrene
adj
(zoology) Of sperm in species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, infertile.
apyrexy
apyrexy
noun
apyrexia
apyrous
apyrous
adj
Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.
aqueity
aqueity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being watery.
aralkyl
aralkyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups
aratory
arbitry
archery
archery
noun
(countable) A group of archers.
(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
archspy
archway
archway
noun
A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
ardsley
areally
areally
adv
With respect to area; over an area.
areaway
areaway
noun
(Canada, US) An outdoor passage offering access to a basement.
arensky
argyles
argyles
noun
plural of argyle
argylls
argylls
noun
plural of argyll
argyres
argyria
argyria
noun
(dermatology) A condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust, the most dramatic symptom of which being that the skin turns purple or purple-grey.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
argyrol
argyrol
Proper noun
An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein.
aridity
aridity
noun
A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
arleyne
arlynne
armoury
armoury
noun
A collection of weapons and materiel.
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
A place where arms are made.
Heraldry
The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
armscye
armscye
noun
An opening in a garment for the attachment of a sleeve; an armhole.
armseye
aroynts
aroynts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aroynt
arrayal
arrayal
noun
(archaic) The way something is arrayed or laid out.
arrayan
arrayed
arrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of array
arrayer
arrayer
noun
(historical, obsolete) An officer who took care of the soldiers' armour.
One who arrays.
arrigny
arrimby
arroyos
arroyos
noun
plural of arroyo
arryish
arsenyl
aryaman
aryaman
Proper noun
the Hindu god of the sun
name, common in India, transliterated from आर्यमन.
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
ascyrum
ashaway
ashtray
ashtray
noun
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
asperly
asphyxy
asphyxy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
verb
Rare form of asphyxiate.
assayed
assayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assay
assayer
assayer
noun
One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.
assyria
assyria
Proper noun
A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history.
astheny
astheny
noun
Dated form of asthenia.
astylar
astylar
adj
(architecture) Lacking columns or pilasters
asylums
asylums
noun
plural of asylum
asynjur
ataiyal
atalaya
ataraxy
ataraxy
noun
(pharmacology, pharmacy) State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
(philosophy) Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
atechny
atemoya
atemoya
noun
A hybrid between a cherimoya and a sweetsop
athodyd
athodyd
noun
A simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engine is expected to be able to provide cruising speeds at Mach numbers of around 5 to 7 (5 to 7 times the speed of sound).
athymia
athymia
noun
(medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
(medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
athymic
athymic
adj
That lacks a thymus gland
athyria
athyrid
athyris
atomity
atrepsy
atrophy
atrophy
noun
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb
(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
attaboy
attaboy
intj
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
noun
A cry of "attaboy"; an accolade.
auberry
aubigny
auctary
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.