The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albocinereous
albopruinose
albumeniser
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alentours
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alfraganus
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alkylarylsulfonate
allenhurst
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluniferous
amblyrhynchus
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androclus
andropetalous
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
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurismally
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
anguliferous
anhydrously
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopleural
anisopleurous
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anomalurus
anteroclusion
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgist
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antinaturalist
antinaturalist
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Opposing or rejecting naturalism.
noun
(philosophy, sociology) One who opposes or rejects naturalism.
antinaturalistic
antinaturalistic
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.
antinaturalness
antineutralism
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antirepublicanism
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiritualist
antiritualistic
antiritualistic
adj
Opposed to ritualism.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antispiritualistic
antispiritually
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisupernatural
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalist
antisupernaturalist
noun
One who opposes supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiutilitarianism
antiutilitarianism
noun
(philosophy) Opposition to utilitarianism.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
archscoundrel
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
aristorepublicanism
arnoldsburg
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
articulateness
articulateness
noun
The quality of being articulate.
articulatenesses
articulationes
articulationist
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
ashurbanipal
assurbanipal
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
asterospondylous
astragalonavicular
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
astylosternus
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atlantosaurus
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
auslander
australanthropus
australasian
australasian
Adjective
Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Australasia.
australene
australian
australiana
australianism
australianism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
australianize
australians
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
autocraticalness
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autotransplant
autotransplant
noun
autotransplantation
verb
To transplant from one part of the body to another.