Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
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.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
advential
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
aetheling
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
agentival
agilmente
ahnfeltia
ailantery
ailantine
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albertina
albertine
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
alburnett
aldeament
alectrion
alectryon
aleknight
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
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
aliamenta
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.
alienists
alienists
noun
plural of alienist
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.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
alisonite
alkaptone
allanites
allanites
noun
plural of allanite
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allegiant
allegiant
adj
Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
alleniate
allenport
allentato
allentiac
allentown
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
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
allineate
allineate
verb
To align.
allotment
allotment
noun
(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
The act of allotting.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
altenburg
alterants
alterants
noun
plural of alterant
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternant
alternant
adj
(geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks.
Alternating from one row of a matrix to another.
noun
(linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph.
(mathematics) A determinant which is an alternating function.
alternate
alternate
adj
(US) Other; alternative.
(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
noun
(US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
(heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
(mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
verb
(intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
(intransitive) To vary by turns.
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
(transitive, geometry) To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
alternize
alternize
verb
To alternate or take turns.
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
ambulante
amentulum
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anacletus
anaesthyl
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analities
analities
noun
plural of anality
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
anglesite
anglesite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
anilities
animately
animately
adv
In an animate manner.
annellata
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annullate
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anorectal
anorectal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum.
antecedal
antecolic
antecoxal
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antelegal
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antenatal
antenatal
adj
occurring or existing before birth
antennula
antennula
noun
Alternative form of antennule
antennule
antennule
noun
(zoology) A small antenna.
antenodal
antenodal
adj
Before a node or nodus
noun
An antenodal vein.
antequalm
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
antialien
antialien
adj
Opposing aliens or foreigners.
anticline
anticline
noun
(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
antifelon
antiglare
antiglare
adj
Acting to reduce or combat glare
antihelix
antihelix
noun
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antilemic
antillean
antillean
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Netherlands Antilles, the Antillean people or the Antillean language.
Noun
A person from the Netherlands Antilles or of Antillean descent
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antinovel
antinovel
noun
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
(literature, by extension) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
antipedal
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiscale
antiscale
adj
Countering or preventing scale (the mineral deposit).
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antlerite
antlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish hydrous copper sulfate mineral.
antluetic
antonella
antrocele
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apanteles
appalment
appalment
noun
The state of being appalled or alarmed.
appellant
appellant
adj
(law) of or relating to appeals; appellate
in the process of appealing
noun
(historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
(law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
(obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
applanate
applanate
verb
To perform, or to undergo applanation
applyment
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
athalline
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athelstan
athelstan
Proper noun
An Englishmalegiven name which is rather rare.
An Englishsurname.
A small town south of Huntingdon at Quebec in Canada.
A community in Iowa.
A town in Wisconsin, however spelt as Athelstane.
atlantean
atlantean
Noun
An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
A pillar or statue in the form of an architectural atlas.
Adjective
Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
of Saturn's moon Atlas
Proper noun
The language supposedly spoken by the inhabitants of Atlantis.
A language invented for the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
atlantite
atloidean
atloidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
atoneable
attollent
attollent
adj
(obsolete) Lifting up; raising.
noun
(obsolete) A raising or lifting muscle.
auntliest
auntliest
adj
superlative form of auntly: most auntly
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.