(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acockbill
acockbill
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afluking
aftermilk
agatelike
agatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of agate.
agathokakological
agathokakological
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
airlike
airlike
adj
Resembling air, gaseous.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
akali
akalimba
akalimba
noun
An African thumb piano.
akili
akindle
akmolinsk
akolouthia
akoluthia
akoulalion
akroterial
aktiebolag
aktiengesellschaft
alaki
alarick
alaskaite
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alberik
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aleikoum
aleikum
alekhine
aleknagik
aleknight
aleksin
aleukaemic
aleukaemic
adj
Relating to aleukaemia.
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alfaki
alfakis
alfakis
noun
plural of alfaki
alfirk
algonkian
algonkin
algonkins
alick
aligreek
alika
alike
alike
adj
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
adv
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
alikee
alikeness
alikeness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being alike.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
alikuluf
alikulufan
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkahestica
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkaid
alkalamide
alkalamide
noun
(chemistry) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
alkalemia
alkalemia
noun
Alternative form of alkalaemia
alkali
alkali
noun
(Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
alkalic
alkalic
adj
(geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
alkalies
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalifiable
alkalifiable
adj
Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkalify
alkalify
verb
(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
alkaligen
alkaligen
noun
(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkalimetrical
alkalimetrical
adj
Alternative form of alkalimetric
alkalimetrically
alkalimetrically
adv
By means of alkalimetry.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalin
alkaline
alkaline
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
noun
An alkaline battery.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinise
alkalinise
verb
Alternative spelling of alkalinize
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalinity
alkalinity
noun
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalinization
alkalinization
noun
The conversion of something to an alkali.
The process of becoming more alkaline.
alkalinize
alkalinize
verb
To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalinizes
alkalinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalinize
alkalinizing
alkalinizing
verb
present participle of alkalinize
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalis
alkalis
noun
plural of alkali
alkalisable
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalise
alkalise
verb
Alternative form of alkalize
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkaliser
alkalises
alkalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalise
alkalising
alkalising
verb
present participle of alkalise
alkalizable
alkalizate
alkalizate
adj
(archaic) Alkaline.
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkalize
alkalize
verb
(transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
alkalized
alkalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalize
alkalizer
alkalizer
noun
Any substance that makes something more alkaline.
alkalizes
alkalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalize
alkalizing
alkalizing
verb
present participle of alkalize
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkaloidal
alkaloidal
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkamin
alkamine
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkannin
alkannin
noun
A natural dye and naphthoquinone derivative obtained from the borage plant Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkatively
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
alkhimovo
alkide
alkide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple binary alkyl organometallic compound
alkies
alkies
noun
plural of alkie
plural of alky
alkin
alkin
adj
(obsolete except Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
alkine
alkine
noun
Synonym of alkylamine
alkines
alkines
noun
plural of alkine
alkitran
alkoranic
alkoxid
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
alkylamine
alkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic amine
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alkylic
alkylic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alkyl chains; aliphatic
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
alkylize
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinesis
allokinetic
allokurtic
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
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.
aloelike
aloelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of aloe.
alopekai
alrick
alsike
alsike
noun
Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.