(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
alectoridine
alexanderson
alexandretta
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
aliethmoidal
aliethmoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
allantoidean
allodelphite
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
ambassadress
ambassadress
noun
A female ambassador.
The wife of an ambassador.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amblyopsidae
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambystomidae
americanised
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
americawards
ammocoetidae
ammonitoidea
ammoniureted
ampelidaceae
ampelopsidin
amphidesmous
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisilidae
amygdalaceae
amygdalotome
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
andreaeaceae
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgyneity
andropetalar
androsterone
androsterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.
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.
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angulinerved
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
animadversal
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis
anisaldoxime
anisodactyle
anomaluridae
antecedences
antecedences
noun
plural of antecedence
antecedental
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antemeridian
antemeridian
adj
Of or relating to morning; that happens in the morning.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anteromedian
anteromedian
adj
(anatomy) In the front of the midline
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthomyiidae
anthracocide
anthropoidea
anththeridia
antiacademic
antiacademic
adj
Opposing what is academic.
noun
One who opposes what is academic.
antialdoxime
antiantidote
antiantidote
noun
A substance that counteracts the effect of an antidote.
antidemocrat
antidemocrat
noun
One who opposes democracy.
antidemoniac
antidemoniac
adj
Alternative form of antidemonic
antidetonant
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antidiastase
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antimedicine
antimedicine
adj
Opposing medicine.
antimedieval
antimedieval
adj
Opposed to the Middle Ages.
antimethodic
antimodernly
antimoniated
antimoniated
adj
(chemistry) Combined or prepared with antimony.
antioxidizer
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antireducing
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
aouellimiden
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphroditidae
apodeictical
apodeictical
adj
(logic) apodeictic
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
appellatived
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appenditious
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
appropriated
appropriated
adj
set aside for a specified purpose
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appropriate
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
aproterodont
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arachnoidean
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdeceiver
archdeceiver
noun
(religion) One who orchestrates deception, especially the Devil.
archdefender
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archidiaceae
archmurderer
archmurderer
noun
(rare) One who kills many people; a murderer who surpasses the profile of a normal serial killer.
archshepherd
archswindler
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentinidae
arglebargled
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
arithmetized
arithmetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arithmetize
arnoldsville
aromadendrin
aromadendrin
noun
A flavanonol found in the wood of Pinus sibirica.
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arterialised
arterialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arterialise
arterialized
arterialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arterialize
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascendancies
ascendancies
noun
plural of ascendancy
ascendencies
ascendencies
noun
plural of ascendency
ascidiferous
asclepiadean
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.