(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
afferent
afferent
adj
Carrying towards.
noun
An afferent structure or connection
affiance
affiance
noun
(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinite
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
afterend
aftertan
agabanee
agabanee
noun
(historical) A cotton fabric embroidered with silk, made in Aleppo.
agacante
aganippe
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ageneses
ageneses
noun
plural of agenesis
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agenized
agenized
adj
Treated with agene.
agenizes
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agenting
agenting
noun
Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
aglisten
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
agmatine
agmatine
noun
(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
agminate
agminate
adj
(biology) Grouped together.
agnoetae
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agreeing
agreeing
noun
An agreement.
verb
present participle of agree
agremens
agrement
agrement
noun
Obsolete form of agreement.
agronome
agronome
noun
An agronomist.
ahwahnee
aidoneus
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airiness
airiness
noun
The quality of being airy.
The quality of being light in quality or manner.
insubstantiality
airliner
airliner
noun
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
airplane
airplane
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
ajutment
akazgine
akazgine
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid, analogous to strychnine, obtained from the akazga plant.
akehorne
akenbold
akinesia
akinesia
noun
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinesis
akinesis
noun
Absence of a kinetic hinge in the skull.
akinesia; loss of muscle control
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
akiyenik
akkerman
alamance
alamance
Proper noun
a village in North Carolina, USA.
alangine
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alanreed
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albanese
albanite
alberene
alberoni
albertin
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albeston
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albronze
albumean
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
alcamine
alcandre
alcargen
alchuine
alcidine
alcidine
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
alcmaeon
alcogene
alcyones
aldamine
aldazine
aldazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An azine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NN=CHR
alderman
alderman
noun
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
(US, slang) A potbelly, paunch.
A long pipe for smoking.
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
aldermen
aldermen
noun
plural of alderman
alderney
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldimine
aldimine
noun
(organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alefnull
alekhine
alemanni
alencons
alentejo
alentejo
Proper noun
A traditional region in southern Portugal.
aleppine
aleppine
Adjective
relating to Aleppo
Noun
someone from Aleppo
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
alexandr
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
alfedena
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
algalene
algerian
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
algernon
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
alhacena
alicante
alienage
alienage
noun
The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
alienate
alienate
adj
(archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
noun
(obsolete) A stranger; an alien.
verb
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
alienees
alienees
noun
plural of alienee
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
aliening
aliening
verb
present participle of alien
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alienize
alienize
verb
(transitive) To render (something or someone) alien
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alkaline
alkaline
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
noun
An alkaline battery.
alkamine
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
alkylene
alkylene
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
allanite
allanite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
allegany
allegany
Proper noun
a town and village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, USA.
alleging
alleging
noun
allegation
verb
present participle of allege
allemand
allemand
noun
Misspelling of allemande.
allenton
allergen
allergen
noun
(medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
allergin
allergin
noun
Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.
allerion
allerion
noun
Alternative form of alerion
allerton
allerton
Proper noun
A suburb of Liverpool, England.
A suburb of Bradford, England.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A small city in Iowa, United States.
alliance
alliance
noun
(India) Marriage.
(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
(countable) The act of allying or uniting.
(uncountable) The state of being allied.
(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
verb
(obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.