(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
albumoid
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alcicornium
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aleikoum
aleikum
aleucaemic
aleucemic
aleukaemic
aleukaemic
adj
Relating to aleukaemia.
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
algiomuscular
alibamu
alimentum
alinotum
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allium
allium
noun
Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.
alliums
alliums
noun
plural of allium
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
allomucic
allopalladium
alloquialism
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
allumine
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
alluvium
alluvium
noun
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
alluviviums
almique
almuredin
alodium
alodium
noun
Alternative form of allodium
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
alticamelus
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.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alulim
alumetize
alumian
alumian
noun
(mineralogy) natroalunite
alumic
alumic
adj
(rare, inorganic chemistry) aluminic
alumiferous
alumin
alumina
alumina
noun
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics.
aluminaphone
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
alumine
alumine
noun
(obsolete) alumina
alumines
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminish
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminium
aluminium
noun
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
aluminoferric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminose
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
aluminosity
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
alumins
aluminum
aluminum
noun
US and Canadian standard spelling of aluminium.
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
alumish
alumish
adj
Somewhat like alum.
alumite
alumium
alumium
noun
(obsolete) Obsolete form of aluminium/aluminum. (metallic element)
alumni
alumni
noun
(often proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna.
plural of alumnus
alumniate
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alvearium
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambigu
ambigu
noun
(dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.