The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adularia
adularia
noun
A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
adulator
adulator
noun
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulter
adulter
noun
An adulterer, especially a male one.
verb
To commit adultery.
To pollute something; to adulterate.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterate
adulterate
adj
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively, archaic) To commit adultery.
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).
(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery.
adulterated
adulterated
adj
Mixed with impurities
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulterate
adulterately
adulterately
adv
In an adulterate manner.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteresses
adulteresses
noun
plural of adulteress
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adumbral
adumbral
adj
Dark, shady.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adumbrellar
adurol
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeluroid
aeluroidea
aeluropodous
aigialosauridae
ailuridae
ailuroid
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alectoropodous
aleurodes
aleurodidae
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
allround
allrud
allured
allured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allure
almuredin
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
aludra
alumbrado
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alurd
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
ampullariidae
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androclinium
androclus
andropetalous
angulinerved
anhydrously
anomaluridae
antipeduncular
antiproductively
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aperulosid
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
archbuilder
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archplunderer
archscoundrel
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
arillodium
arlequinade
armadillidium
arnaudville
arnoldsburg
arthurdale
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
arundel
arundel
Proper noun
A market town in West Sussex, England
arundell
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
asterospondylous
auburndale
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
aulander
aulard
aulder
aulder
adj
comparative form of auld: more auld
auldfarrantlike
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurichlorohydric
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auriculoid
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.