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.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
ailuromania
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albinuria
albinuria
noun
Synonym of albiduria
albocinereous
albopruinose
albruna
albumeniizer
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alburn
alburn
noun
The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.
alburnett
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnum
alburnum
noun
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcicornium
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(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
alfraganus
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allanturic
allenhurst
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allround
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
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
alraun
alruna
alrune
altenburg
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
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
amblyrhynchus
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaculture
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anatomicochirurgical
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.
androcephalum
androclinium
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.