The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal.
aceship
adelphi
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adipoid
adipoma
adipoma
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.
adipose
adipose
adj
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adipsia
adipsia
noun
(medicine) Absence of thirst.
adipsic
adipsic
adj
Of or relating to adipsia.
aegipan
aegipan
noun
(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
agapeti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agriope
agrippa
ahypnia
airampo
airampo
noun
The erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta.
airdrop
airdrop
noun
(cryptocurrencies) The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
verb
To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
airpark
airpark
noun
(US) A small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
airplay
airplay
noun
The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
airplot
airport
airport
noun
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
airship
airship
noun
(Britain, derogatory, chiefly in the plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
(US, law enforcement, aviation) A police air unit, a police helicopter
(aviation) A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
(aviation, informal) Any aircraft.
verb
To transport goods by aircraft.
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akwapim
alcippe
alepine
alepine
noun
Alternative form of alépine
aliipoe
aliipoe
noun
The plant Canna indica.
alipata
alipeds
alipeds
noun
plural of aliped
aliptae
aliptes
aliptic
alopias
alpines
alpines
noun
plural of alpine
alpinia
alpiste
alypine
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
ampelis
amphide
amphion
amphius
amplify
amplify
verb
(transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
(transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
(translation studies) To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
anaphia
anaphia
noun
(medicine, rare) Tactile anesthesia; the total or partial absence of the sense of touch.
anapsid
anapsid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
noun
(zoology) A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.
anaspid
anopias
anopias
noun
plural of anopia
anopsia
anopsia
noun
(ophthalmology) A defect in the visual field
antiope
antipas
antipot
antipot
adj
(informal) Opposed to the use of marijuana.
antipus
antship
apargia
apathia
apathic
apatite
apatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment.
apeiron
apeiron
noun
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
apelike
apelike
adj
Given to servile imitation.
Similar to an ape in appearance or movement.
apeling
apeling
noun
A small, young, or immature ape.
apemius
apepsia
apepsia
noun
Alternative form of apepsy
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
aperies
aperies
noun
plural of apery
apexing
aphacia
aphacia
noun
Dated form of aphakia.
aphacic
aphacic
adj
Dated form of aphakic.
aphagia
aphagia
noun
(medicine) The condition of difficulty in swallowing.
aphakia
aphakia
noun
(ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
aphakic
aphakic
adj
(ophthalmology) Exhibiting aphakia; lacking the lens of the eye.
noun
One who has aphakia.
aphasia
aphasia
noun
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
aphasic
aphasic
adj
(speech pathology) Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
noun
(speech pathology) One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.
aphelia
aphelia
noun
(astronomy) plural of aphelion
aphemia
aphemia
noun
A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
aphemic
aphemic
adj
(speech pathology) Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
aphesis
aphesis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
aphidas
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
aphidid
aphidid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Aphididae of aphids.
aphizog
aphonia
aphonia
noun
(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
aphonic
aphonic
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
aphrite
aphrite
noun
(mineralogy) A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
aphthic
aphthic
adj
Of or relating to aphtha.
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
apiales
apianus
apiator
apiator
noun
A beekeeper.
apicals
apicals
noun
plural of apical
apicial
apician
apicula
apiculi
apiculi
noun
plural of apiculus
apieces
apieces
adv
(obsolete) Into pieces.
apiezon
apilary
apinage
apinoid
apinoid
adj
Clean; not dirty
apiolin
apionol
apishly
apishly
adv
In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
apitpat
apitpat
adv
With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat.
aplasia
aplasia
noun
(pathology) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or entire absence, of an organ or tissue.
aplites
aplites
noun
plural of aplite
aplitic
aplitic
adj
(geology) Composed of, or relating to, aplite.
aplysia
aplysia
noun
Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
apnoeic
apnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of apneic
apogaic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
apoidea
apoikia
apoious
apomict
apomict
noun
(botany, zoology) Any apomictic plant or organism.
apophis
apophis
Proper noun
An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
An asteroid formerly thought to be on a collision course with Earth.
aporiae
aporias
aporias
noun
plural of aporia
apostil
apostil
noun
A marginal note; a gloss.
A method of verification for international documents.
apperil
apperil
noun
(obsolete) peril
appetit
applied
applied
adj
Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.
Put into practical use.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apply
applier
applier
noun
A person or device that applies something.
applies
applies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apply
appling
appling
verb
present participle of apple
appoint
appoint
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To resolve; to determine; to ordain.
(obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
(transitive) To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
(transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
(transitive) To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
(transitive, law) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
apprise
apprise
verb
(rare) To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
(specifically, Scotland, law) To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”)
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
apprize
apprize
verb
Archaic form of appraise.
Archaic form of apprise.
apraxia
apraxia
noun
(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
apraxic
apraxic
adj
(neurology) Relating to or exhibiting apraxia.
apricot
apricot
adj
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
noun
(color) A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
(slang, Australia, dated, usually in the plural) A testicle.
(sniper slang) The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
aprilis
apriori
apriori
adv
Alternative form of a priori
apritif
apsidal
apsidal
adj
(architecture) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an apse or the apsides
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an apsis or the apsides
apsides
apsides
noun
plural of apside
apteria
apteria
noun
plural of apterium
aptiana
aptotic
aptotic
adj
(biology, rare) Misspelling of apoptotic.
(grammar, linguistics, now rare) Uninflected.
apulian
apulian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Apulia.
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of Apulia.
apyonin
argiope
arimasp
aripeka
aripple
aripple
adj
rippling
armpits
armpits
noun
plural of armpit
arsippe
asaphia
asaphic
asaphid
asaphid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Asaphida.