(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
accounsel
acephalan
acephalan
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Acephala.
noun
Acephal.
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achillein
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
addleness
addleness
noun
The state or quality of being addle.
adelphian
adenalgia
adenalgia
noun
(pathology) Pain in a gland.
adenocele
adenocele
noun
A cystadenoma, a hidrocystoma.
adenoidal
adenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
adrenalin
adrenalin
noun
Alternative spelling of adrenaline
adrenally
adrenally
adv
In adrenal terms.
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
advential
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
aelodicon
aeolodion
aeolodion
noun
Synonym of aeolodicon
aeroplane
aeroplane
noun
(aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
verb
(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
aetheling
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
agentival
agileness
agileness
noun
The state or quality of being agile; agility.
agilmente
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
ahnfeltia
ailantery
ailantine
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albardine
albertina
albertine
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
alburnett
alcedines
alchornea
alcimedon
alcyoneus
aldeament
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alderling
aleconner
aleconner
noun
(historical, UK) An officer appointed yearly at the leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer.
(historical, UK) One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for the sinecure of inspecting the measures used in public houses.
alectrion
alectryon
alejandra
alejandro
aleknagik
aleknight
aleksandr
alemannic
alemannic
Proper noun
The language, closely related to German, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Alemannic language.
Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
alentours
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alexander
alexander
noun
A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
alexandra
alexandre
alexandro
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
algidness
algidness
noun
The state or quality of being algid.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
aliamenta
alienable
alienable
adj
Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another
alienages
alienages
noun
plural of alienage
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alienates
alienates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate
alienator
alienator
noun
A person who alienates.
alienisms
alienisms
noun
plural of alienism
alienists
alienists
noun
plural of alienist
alienness
alienness
noun
The condition of being alien
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alikeness
alikeness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being alike.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alimonied
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
alisander
alisonite
alispheno
aliveness
aliveness
noun
The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
the aliveness of the colours in a painting
alizarine
alizarine
noun
Alternative form of alizarin
alkaligen
alkaligen
noun
(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkaptone
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
alkylogen
allanites
allanites
noun
plural of allanite
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
alledonia
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
allegiant
allegiant
adj
Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
allemande
allemande
noun
A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.
verb
To perform this dance.
allemands
allenarly
allenarly
adv
(Scotland, archaic) Solely; only.
allendale
allendorf
alleniate
allenport
allentato
allentiac
allentown
allenwood
allergens
allergens
noun
plural of allergen
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alleviant
alleviant
noun
That which alleviates
allianced
allianced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliance
alliancer
alliancer
noun
One who favors and/or forms an alliance.
alliances
alliances
noun
plural of alliance
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
allineate
allineate
verb
To align.
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
allophane
allophane
noun
(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.