(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharus
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
abranchial
abranchial
adj
(zoology) Lacking gills.
absinthial
absinthial
adj
Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.
absinthole
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalina
acephaline
acephaline
adj
Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalite
acephalite
Noun
A Paulician, a member of an early gnostic Christian heresy.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achievable
achievable
adj
Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
Not linked to fate or outside influences.
achilleine
achilleine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₂₀H₃₈N₂O₁₅) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
achimelech
achitophel
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
achterveld
acichlorid
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acronichal
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
adelarthra
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adramelech
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aegithalos
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aethalides
aethalioid
aethelbert
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
agallochum
agallochum
noun
agalloch
agathocles
agathology
agathology
noun
The science or theory of the good.
ahepatokla
ahithophel
airtightly
airtightly
adv
Sealed in an airtight manner.
akolouthia
alcelaphus
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alcheringa
alcoholate
alcoholate
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
(organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
alcoholdom
alcoholics
alcoholics
noun
plural of alcoholic
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
alcoholist
alcoholist
noun
(dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
alcoholize
alcoholize
verb
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
aldehydase
aldehydine
aldehydrol
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
alemannish
algophilia
algophilia
noun
pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
algophobia
algophobia
noun
Fear of pain.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alhambraic
aliethmoid
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
allenhurst
allhallows
allicholly
allochetia
allochezia
allochezia
noun
defecation from somewhere other than the anus
expulsion through the anus something other than feces
allochiral
allochiria
allochiria
noun
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.
allochroic
allochroic
adj
Of changeable colour.
allochthon
allochthon
noun
(geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
allopathic
allopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
allophanic
allophanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to allophanic acid or its derivatives
(soil science) Relating to, or composed of allophane
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allophylus
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotheist
allotheria
allwhither
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
almochoden
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
alongships
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alpharetta
alphonsine
alphonsism
alphosises
alsbachite
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation