In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
afterclause
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aglauros
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agrauleum
agraulos
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturalist
agriculturalist
noun
A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrilus
aguilar
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
aigialosauridae
aigialosaurus
ailuridae
ailuro
ailuroid
ailuroidea
ailuromania
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophilia
ailurophilia
noun
A fondness or love for cats or other felines.
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
ailuropoda
ailuropus
ailurus
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
alacritous
alacritous
adj
(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
alarbus
alarum
alarum
noun
(normally archaic) A danger signal or warning.
A call to arms.
verb
(archaic) To sound alarums, to sound an alarm.
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alarums
alarums
noun
plural of alarum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alarum
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albinuria
albinuria
noun
Synonym of albiduria
albocinereous
albopruinose
albruna
albumeniizer
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
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.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
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.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
albuquerque
albuquerque
Proper noun
The largest city in New Mexico, USA
albur
alburg
alburga
alburn
alburn
noun
The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.
alburnett
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnum
alburnum
noun
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alburtis
albury
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcicornium
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alcoholuria
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
alentours
aleurites
aleuritic
aleurobius
aleurodes
aleurodidae
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
aleuron
aleuron
noun
Alternative form of aleurone
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
aleuroscope
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alfarabius
alfraganus
alfur
alfurese
alfuro
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algiomuscular
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
alguire
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalurops
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
alkylarylsulfonate
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allanturic
allenhurst
allerus
allituric
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allokurtic
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allosaur
allosaur
noun
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
allosaurus
allosaurus
noun
A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
allosauruses
allosauruses
noun
plural of allosaurus
allotelluric
allotriuria
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.