(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absolent
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
accolent
accolent
adj
Occurring or living next to; neighboring; adjacent.
noun
One who lives nearby; neighbor.
acetenyl
acetenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) ethynyl
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
aconital
aconital
adj
Of, or derived from aconite.
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actional
actional
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
adelante
adelanto
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
aglisten
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
alamonti
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albanite
albation
albertin
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albeston
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
alcapton
alcapton
noun
Alternative spelling of alkapton
alentejo
alentejo
Proper noun
A traditional region in southern Portugal.
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
alicante
alienate
alienate
adj
(archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
noun
(obsolete) A stranger; an alien.
verb
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alinotum
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkapton
alkapton
noun
homogentisic acid
alkitran
allanite
allanite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
allenton
allerton
allerton
Proper noun
A suburb of Liverpool, England.
A suburb of Bradford, England.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A small city in Iowa, United States.
allthing
allthing
pron
(obsolete) everything
allthorn
alnitham
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
alsatian
alsatian
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian
alstonia
alstonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Alstonia of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
altadena
altamont
altamont
Proper noun
A city in Illinois.
A city in Kansas.
A village in Missouri.
A village in New York.
A in Oregon.
A in Pennsylvania.
A town in South Dakota.
A town in Tennessee
A town in Utah.
alterant
alterant
adj
Altering; gradually changing.
noun
Something that causes alteration, that alters.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
alterman
alternat
alternat
noun
The custom, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altincar
altincar
noun
(obsolete) tincal
altschin
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alverton
ambulant
ambulant
adj
Able to walk.
Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
noun
A patient who is able to walk.
amentula
anaclete
analcite
analcite
noun
(mineralogy) Analcime.
analecta
analecta
noun
analects
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
analysts
analysts
noun
plural of analyst
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
anatolia
anatolic
anatolio
anatollo
anesthyl
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
angelate
angelate
noun
A salt or ester of angelic acid.
angelita
angelito
angleton
angleton
Proper noun
A city in Texas, USA
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
annalist
annalist
noun
A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
annulata
annulate
annulate
adj
(botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
(mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
Having an annular form or shape.
noun
(zoology) One of the Annulata.
annulets
annulets
noun
plural of annulet
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
ansulate
antalgic
antalgic
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
noun
Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
antalgol
antarala
antecell
antehall
antelope
antelope
noun
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
(archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
antelude
antennal
antennal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthelme
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
antibalm
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
anticlea
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
anticult
anticult
adj
(religion) Opposed to cults.
antiflux
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilens
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilift
antilles
antilles
Proper noun
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antilope
antimale
antimale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, males.
antinial
antipill
antipill
adj
(finance) Opposing a poison pill.
(not comparable) Preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.
Opposing the contraceptive pill.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipolo
antipolo
noun
(archaic) The breadfruit tree.
antipool
antipool
adj
Synonym of antipooling
antiroll
antiroll
adj
antisway
antislip
antislip
adj
Preventing slipping.
antlered
antlered
adj
Having antlers.
antliate
antlions
antlions
noun
plural of antlion
anviltop
applenut
appleton
appleton
Proper noun
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
a village in Oxfordshire. Originally in Berkshire.
a suburb of Warrington, Cheshire.
A town in Maine.
A city in Minnesota.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
A city in Wisconsin
from either of the places.
appliant
ardently
ardently
adv
fervently
argental
argental
adj
Of silver.
argentol
arrantly
arrantly
adv
In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright.
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
asternal
asternal
adj
(anatomy) Not sternal; said of ribs that do not join the sternum.
astyllen
atalanta
atalante
atalanti
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
atlantad
atlantad
adv
(anatomy) Toward the atlas.
atlantal
atlantal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas.
anterior; cephalic
atlantes
atlantic
atlantic
Proper noun
The Atlantic Ocean.
A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.
A city in Iowa, USA
Adjective
Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the USA.
Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
Descended from the legendary Atlas.
atlantid
atlantid
noun
(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Atlantidae.
atlantis
atlantis
Proper noun
A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.