The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almsmoney
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
alnicoes
alniresinol
aloneness
aloneness
noun
The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
alonenesses
alonenesses
noun
plural of aloneness
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
aloofness
aloofness
noun
The state of being aloof
aloofnesses
aloofnesses
noun
plural of aloofness
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphonse
alphonsine
alsinaceous
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternationist
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternators
alternators
noun
plural of alternator
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altingiaceous
altogetherness
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
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
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
aluniferous
alveolonasal
alveolonasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the nose
alveolosubnasal
alverson
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amelcorns
ameliorableness
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammoresinol
ammoreslinol
amnioclepsis
ampelopsidin
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amyelencephalous
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogens
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylosynthesis
anacephalaeosis
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anaeroplastic
anaeroplasty
anaesthesiologist
anaesthesiologist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesiologist
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaglyphoscope
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
analogies
analogies
noun
plural of analogy
analogise
analogise
verb
Alternative spelling of analogize
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomisable
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancistrocladaceae
ancistrocladaceous
ancyloceras
ancylose
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
andersonville
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
androlepsia
androlepsy
andrologies
andropetalous
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
anelytrous
anemoclastic
anemologies
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anesthesiologists
anesthesiologists
noun
plural of anesthesiologist
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelenos
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angiocholecystitis
angioelephantiasis
angioleucitis
angiologies
angioneoplasm
angioplerosis
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiotelectasia
anglepods
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
angolese
anguliferous
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anhydroglocose
animadversional
animadversional
adj
Of or relating to animadversion.
anisaldoxime
anisocercal
anisocotyledonous
anisocycle
anisodactyle
anisole
anisole
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ether methoxybenzene; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; any derivative of this compound