(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alentours
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuron
aleuron
noun
Alternative form of aleurone
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
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.
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alkylarylsulfonate
allenhurst
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almuredin
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alrune
altenburg
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluniferous
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amarynceus
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanum
americanumancestors
amicronucleate
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoniuret
ammoniureted
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amounter
amounters
amphicarpogenous
amphineura
amphineurous
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anaculture
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anaerobium
anametadromous
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anapterygotous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anatherum
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anaunter
anaunters
anchtherium
ancistrocladaceous
anderun
anderun
noun
(historical) The harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
andromaque
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andropetalous
androuet
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
anelytrous
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
anepigraphous
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
aneuria
aneuric
aneurilemmic
aneurin
aneurin
noun
Archaic form of aneurine.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurismally
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
angiocavernous
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angraecum
anguier
angulare
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
anguliferous
angulinerved
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
angustirostrate
anheuser
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopterous
anitrogenous
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
annexure
annexure
noun
(UK) Something annexed.
(UK) The process of annexing
(especially India and UK law, otherwise dated) An appendix or attachment to a document.
announcer
announcer
noun
One who makes announcements.
radio announcer
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annueler
annueler
Noun
A priest employed in saying anniversary Masses.
annueller
annuler
annuler
noun
The person or authority that annuls.
annuller
annuller
noun
One who, or that which, annuls.
annumerate
annumerate
verb
(obsolete) To add on; to count in.
anoestrous
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomaluridae
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.