(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcibiadean
alcicornium
alcyonacean
alcyonacean
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral.
alcyonarian
alcyonarian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa.
alcyoniform
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alejandrina
aleksandrov
alertnesses
alertnesses
noun
plural of alertness
alesandrini
alessandria
alessandria
Proper noun
A town and associated province in Piedmont, Italy.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alexandreid
alexandrian
alexandrian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
Applied to a kind of heroic verse.
Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great, or his reign, era etc.
Noun
Someone from Alexandria
alexandrina
alexandrine
alexandrine
noun
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet, Psittacula eupatria.
alexandrite
alexandrite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
alexishafen
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algidnesses
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algolagniac
algolagniac
noun
Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
algolagnias
algolagnist
algolagnist
noun
(dated) A sexual masochist.
algonquians
alibangbang
alienations
alienations
noun
plural of alienation
alienicolae
aliennesses
aliennesses
noun
plural of alienness
alifanfaron
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alimenation
alimentally
alimentally
adv
(obsolete) In such a way that serves for nourishment or food.
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alivenesses
alivenesses
noun
plural of aliveness
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalinizes
alkalinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalinize
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allaeanthus
allantiasis
allantiasis
noun
(pathology, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.
allantoidal
allantoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the allantois.
allantoidea
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
allemontite
allemontite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of antimony arsenide (SbAs).
allensville
allentiacan
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alleviation
alleviation
noun
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
allicampane
alligations
alligations
noun
plural of alligation
allineation
allineation
noun
alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allocations
allocations
noun
plural of allocation
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
allokinesis
allokinetic
allophanate
allophanate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of allophanic acid
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allothigene
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
almacenista
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alniresinol
alniviridol
alonenesses
alonenesses
noun
plural of aloneness
aloofnesses
aloofnesses
noun
plural of aloofness
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alpiniaceae
alreadiness
alreadiness
noun
The state or quality of being or happening already.
alsinaceous
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
alternately
alternately
adv
(chiefly Canada, US, sometimes proscribed) Alternatively.
(mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
alternating
alternating
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
That alternates.
verb
present participle of alternate
alternation
alternation
noun
(computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
(geometry) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
(linguistics) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
(logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
(mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.
(phonology) Ablaut.
(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
alternative
alternative
adj
(linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
(obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Other; different from something else.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
noun
(uncountable, music) alternative rock
A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
alternativo
alternators
alternators
noun
plural of alternator
althaemenes
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
altitudinal
altitudinal
adj
Of or in relation to altitude
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluniferous
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
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
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
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.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
amidomyelin
amidophenol
aminoacetal
aminomyelin
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
amminolysis
amminolytic
ammonolitic
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
ammonolytic
ammonolyzed
ammoresinol
amontillado
amontillado
noun
A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amphiboline
amphirhinal
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplenesses
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amygdalinic
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)