(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambicolorate
ambicoloration
ambience
ambience
noun
Alternative spelling of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambiency
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalency
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amblyacousia
amblycephalidae
amblychromatic
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambocoelia
ambolic
ambreic
ambrica
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosiaceae
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amebic
amebic
adj
Alternative form of amoebic
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
amicrobic
amicrobic
adj
Not caused by microbes
aminobarbituric
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
ammonobasic
ammonocarbonic
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebobacterieae
amphibichnite
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiontic
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibiotica
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
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).
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
anatomicobiological
anatomicobiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and biology.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
anticombination
anticombination
adj
(historical) Opposing or prohibiting trade unions and collective bargaining by workers.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antirepublicanism
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
apometabolic
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arabicism
arceuthobium
archabomination
archaimbaud
archdissembler
archiblastoma
archicerebrum
archisymbolical
arcimboldi
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymbolic
asymbolical
asymbolical
adj
Synonym of asymbolic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocoenobium
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
bacchanalianism
bacchanalianism
noun
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.