(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerobically
aerobically
adv
In an aerobic manner.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerological
aerological
adj
Relating to aerology.
aeromedical
aeromedical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscepsis
aerostatics
aerostatics
noun
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aetheogamic
aetiotropic
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
aframerican
africanized
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
agapeically
agaricaceae
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
alacreatine
alangiaceae
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcaligenes
alcedinidae
alcedininae
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcibiadean
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
(mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental.
Pertaining to algebra or its laws.
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alienicolae
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
aliteracies
alkahestica
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegorical
allegorical
adj
of, relating to, or containing allegory
alleluiatic
alleluiatic
adj
Pertaining to or consisting of an alleluia.
allentiacan
allicampane
allocheiria
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
alloclasite
alloclasite
noun
(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allokinetic
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
allosematic
almacenista
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alpiniaceae
alsinaceous
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
altercative
altercative
adj
(rare) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.
alticamelus
alycompaine
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalency
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amerciament
amerciament
noun
Alternative form of amercement
americanese
americanese
Proper noun
American English
americanise
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.
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
americanize
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
americaward
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
ametoecious
amidoacetal
amidoacetic
aminoacetal
aminoacetic
ammocoetoid
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
ampheclexis
amphichrome
amphierotic
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphithecia
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplicative
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyridaceae
anacanthine
anachronize
anachronize
verb
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
anacleticum
anacoenosis
anacoenosis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device by which a speaker appeals to his/her hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
anacreontic
anacreontic
adj
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
noun
(poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
anaesthatic
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
analemmatic
analemmatic
adj
Relating to an analemma.
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
ananepionic
anapeiratic
anapeiratic
adj
Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.