The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alemannish
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
alienisms
alienisms
noun
plural of alienism
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
alimentativeness
alimentativeness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentative.
alimentiveness
alimentiveness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete) The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.
The state or quality of being alimentive.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
almacenista
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alumines
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
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
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
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.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amantadines
amantadines
noun
plural of amantadine
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
amativeness
amativeness
noun
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambiens
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
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.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambisporangiate
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amboinese
ambrosine
ameliorableness
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
amenism
amenities
amenities
noun
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
plural of amenity
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanese
americanese
Proper noun
American English
americanisation
americanise
americanised
americaniser
americanising
americanism
americanism
Noun
A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American language usage.
A preference to the United States and the ideas it represents.
americanisms
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
americanitis
americanitis
Noun
neurasthenia
americanizes
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
americans
americanumancestors
amerindians
amerinds
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amiantuses
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amiens
amiens
Proper noun
A large city which is the capital of The Somme, France.
aminase
aminase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in amination.
amines
amines
noun
plural of amine
aminities
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
aminopherase
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amissness
amissness
noun
The state or quality of being amiss.
ammines
ammines
noun
plural of ammine
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
ammonitess
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoresinol
ammoreslinol
amnesia
amnesia
noun
(figurative) Forgetfulness.
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
amnesiac
amnesiac
noun
Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
amnesiacs
amnesiacs
noun
plural of amnesiac
amnesias
amnesias
noun
plural of amnesia
amnesic
amnesic
adj
Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.
noun
(dated) A person with amnesia.
A medication with amnesic effects.
amnesics
amnesics
noun
plural of amnesic
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amnesties
amnesties
noun
plural of amnesty
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amniocentesis
amniocentesis
noun
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
amnioclepsis
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amortissement
ampasimenite
ampelopsidin
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphinesian
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphisporangiate
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anaematosis
anaemias
anaemias
noun
plural of anaemia
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anagignoskomena
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.