(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adolphe
adramelech
adrammelech
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aegithalos
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aeolight
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerohydroplane
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aeschylus
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aethalia
aethalia
noun
plural of aethalium
aethalides
aethalioid
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aethelbert
aetheling
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
aethylla
aetiophyllin
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
afterhelp
afterhold
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
agathocles
aghlabite
aglethead
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
ahepatokla
ahimelech
ahithophel
ahlgren
ahnfeltia
ahuatle
ahuatle
noun
corixid eggs used in Mexican cuisine
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ainaleh
aischrolatreia
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
akeylah
akhlame
aktiengesellschaft
alahee
albedograph
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
albitophyre
albrecht
albrightsville
albuminorrhea
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alcelaphus
alchem
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchera
alcheringa
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alchornea
alchuine
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alcoholate
alcoholate
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
(organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholimeter
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
alcoholize
alcoholize
verb
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alcoholmeter
alcoholmeter
noun
Alternative form of alcoholometer
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alcoholometrical
alcoholometrical
adj
Alternative form of alcoholometric
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
aldehol
aldehydase
aldehyde
aldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aldehydine
aldehydrol
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldhafera
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alebush
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromorphae
alectoromorphous
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
aleetha
alehoof
alehoof
Noun
ground-ivy
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
aleichem
alekhine
aleknight
alemannish
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.