(organic chemistry) A resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
absents
absents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absent
accents
accents
noun
plural of accent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accent
acetine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetoin
acetoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter
acetone
acetone
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.
acineta
aconite
aconite
noun
(toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
acquent
actaeon
adonite
adurent
advents
advents
noun
plural of advent
aeonist
aeronat
aeronat
noun
(archaic) A dirigible balloon.
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
agnates
agnates
noun
plural of agnate
agnoete
agnoite
ahrendt
ailment
ailment
noun
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
akinete
akinete
noun
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akontae
alatern
alatern
noun
An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
aliment
aliment
noun
(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.
(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
(now rare) Food.
verb
(obsolete) To feed, nourish.
To sustain, support.
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
almuten
alnoite
alterne
althein
alunite
alunite
noun
(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
ambient
ambient
adj
(mathematics) Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in.
(music) Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric.
Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature.
noun
(astrology) The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
(uncountable, music) A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere.
Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
amenite
amenity
amenity
noun
(cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Convenience.
Pleasantness.
amental
amentia
amentia
noun
Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
amentum
amentum
noun
catkin
aminate
aminate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce one or more amino groups into a compound, in the process of amination
amnesty
amnesty
noun
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
verb
To grant a pardon (to a group)
amniote
amniote
noun
(biology) Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.
amonate
anamite
ananite
ananter
anapest
anapest
noun
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., Latin pariēs: pa-ri-ēs).
anareta
anatase
anatase
noun
(mineralogy) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment.
anathem
anatine
anatine
adj
(zoology) Being of the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
Pertaining to or resembling a duck; ducklike.
anatole
anatone
ancient
ancient
adj
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
(obsolete) Experienced; versed.
(obsolete) Former; sometime.
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
noun
(UK, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
(heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
(obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
(obsolete, rare) the bearer of a flag; ensign
A person who is very old.
A person who lived in ancient times.
andante
andante
adj
(music) Describing a passage having this mark.
adv
(music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.
noun
(music) A passage having this mark.
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
andaste
andrite
anestri
anestri
noun
plural of anestrus
anethol
anethol
noun
Dated form of anethole.
anethum
angekut
angelet
angelet
noun
(historical) A small gold coin once used in England; a half angel.
(rare) A little angel.
angelot
angelot
noun
(music) An old musical instrument of the lute kind.
A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI, bearing the image of Saint Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
A sort of small, rich cheese made in Normandy.
angrite
angrite
noun
An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
angster
aniente
animate
animate
adj
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
Dynamic, energetic.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
That which lives.
verb
(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
anisate
anisate
noun
A salt or ester of anisic acid.
anither
aniweta
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
anlaute
annates
annates
noun
plural of annate
annetta
annette
annuent
annuent
adj
nodding; used in nodding
annulet
annulet
noun
(architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
(heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
A small ring.
Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.
anoetic
anoetic
adj
(rare) unthinkable; incapable of being thought
Of or relating to anoesis.
anolyte
anolyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid anode
The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
anomite
anomite
noun
A form of biotite in which the plane of the optic axis is perpendicular to the plane of symmetry.
another
another
det
Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else.
Not the same; different.
One more/further, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
pron
An additional one of the same kind.
One of a group of things of the same kind.
One that is different from the current one.
ansated
ansated
adj
Having a handle.
anstice
antaean
antaean
Adjective
Relating to a half-giant slain by Hercules in Greek mythology.
Having superhuman strength, resembling that of Antaeus.
antaeus
antapex
antapex
noun
(astronomy) The point opposite the solar apex
antares
antares
Proper noun
Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
anteact
anteact
noun
A preceding act.
antedon
antefix
antefix
noun
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
anteing
anteing
verb
present participle of ante
antenna
antenna
noun
(biochemistry) A fragment of an oligosaccharide
(figurative) The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
(nautical) The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. [from 17th c.]
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
antenor
antenor
Proper noun
A son of Aesyetes
anterin
anteros
anteros
noun
(chiefly historical, Ancient Greece) The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
anterus
antewar
antheia
antheia
Proper noun
One of the Charites worshipped in Athens.
antheil
anthela
anthela
noun
(botany) A cymose corymb with the lateral flowers higher than the central ones.
anthema
anthems
anthems
noun
plural of anthem
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthem
anthemy
anthers
anthers
noun
plural of anther
antheus
anthine
antibes
antibes
Proper noun
A resort town on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France.
antient
antient
noun
Obsolete spelling of ancient
antigen
antigen
noun
(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
antiope
antique
antique
adj
(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
(obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
(typography) Designating a style of type.
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
noun
(figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
(obsolete) A man of ancient times.
(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
An object of ancient times.
An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
verb
(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
(transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
antired
antired
adj
(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.
antisex
antisex
adj
Opposed to sexual activity
antlers
antlers
noun
plural of antler
antliae
antliae
noun
plural of antlia
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
antoeci
antoeci
noun
The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
antoine
antonet
antonie
antsier
antsier
adj
comparative form of antsy: more antsy
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwise
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
anytime
anytime
adj
Suitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
adv
At any time
intj
"you're welcome" in response to "thank you" or "thanks."
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
apteran
apteran
adj
Alternative form of apterous
noun
(zoology) Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.
aptness
aptness
noun
disposition of the mind; propensity
proneness; tendency
speed or readiness in learning; docility
suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
arenite
arenite
noun
Any sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale.
aretina
aretino
argante
argenta
argents
argents
noun
plural of argent
armenti
arpanet
arpents
arpents
noun
plural of arpent
artemon
artemon
noun
(historical) A square foresail on a Roman oared ship.
arterin
ascents
ascents
noun
plural of ascent
asclent
asenath
aseneth
asiento
asiento
noun
A treaty or pact, in Spanish contexts.
asklent
assents
assents
noun
plural of assent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assent
assonet
asterin
astheny
astheny
noun
Dated form of asthenia.
astoned
astoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astone
astrean
atangle
atangle
adj
In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.