Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alcauter A surname from Spanish. alcavala In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable. alcazar Any Moorish fortress in Spain. alce An elk. alcedine Of or relating to a kingfisher or kingfishers. alcedinid A kingfisher, any member of the family Alcedinidae. alcelaphine Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species. Alcester A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0957). Alcestis A princess, the fairest of the daughters of Pelias, known for her love of her husband. alchemic alchemical. alchemical Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy. alchemically By means of, or in terms of, alchemy. alchemilla Any member of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants. alchemise To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic. alchemist One who practices alchemy. alchemistic Of or pertaining to alchemists. alchemistical Of or pertaining to alchemists. alchemistry alchemy alchemy The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry. alchemystical Pertaining to alchemy. Alchera Synonym of Dreamtime. alcheringa Synonym of Dreamtime. Alchevsk A city and raion of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. alchochoden The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born. Alcibiades A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs), notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. alcid A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins. Alcide A surname from French. Alcides Synonym of Hercules. alcidine Resembling or characteristic of an auk. Alcie A female given name. Alcindor A surname from French. alcindoromycin A component of bohemic acid, with chemical formula C₄₁H₅₃NO₁₇. alcine Of or pertaining to elk. Alcis A pair of young brothers worshipped by the Naharvali, an ancient Germanic tribe. Alcivar A surname from Spanish. alclofenac A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. alclometasone A synthetic glucocorticoid steroid used as an anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antiallergic, antiproliferative and vasoconstrictive agent. Alcmaeonid A member of the Alcmaeonidae (Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι), a powerful noble family of ancient Athens who claimed descent from the mythological Alcmaeon. Alcman An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta. Alcmanian Relating to, or characteristic of the works of Alcman Alcmene Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules. alco A small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct. alcoate alcoholate Alcobendas A city in Spain. alcoblow The use of breathalyzers. Alcocer A surname from Spanish. Alcock A surname from Middle English. alcogel A hand sanitizer in the form of an alcohol gel alcohate alcoholate alcohol Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). alcoholaemia The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream alcoholase Any enzyme that converts glucose or lactic acid to alcohol alcoholate A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization. alcoholature An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. alcoholic A person who is addicted to alcohol. alcoholically In the manner of an alcoholic. alcoholicity A measure of the alcoholic content of something alcoholiday A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol. alcoholism A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning. alcoholist One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic. alcoholizable Able to be alcoholized. alcoholization Reduction to powder. alcoholize To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification alcoholized saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol alcoholless Without alcohol. alcoholly Resembling or characteristic of alcohol. alcohological Relating to alcohology. alcohologist One who studies alcohology. alcohology The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments. alcoholomania alcohol addiction alcoholometer A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer). alcoholometric Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits alcoholometry The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood alcoholophilia A pathological craving for alcohol; alcoholism. alcoholy Resembling or characteristic of alcohol. alcoholysis Solvolysis using an alcohol. alcoholytic Relating to alcoholysis alcohothermal Using an alcoholic solution at high temperature alcolizate Alcoholic; distilled or fermented. alcolock A mechanism that prevents a car from starting if the driver has exceeded the legal limits of alcohol consumption. alcometer A device for measuring alcohol content, used in brewing. Alcomie A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. ALCON A surname from Spanish. Alcona A community in Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Alconbury A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1875). alcool grain alcohol, everclear alcoometer A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water. alcopop An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink. Alcor A binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. Alcoranic Of or relating to the Qur'an; qur'anic. Alcoranist Quranist Alcorn A surname. alcornoque The plant Bowdichia virgilioides. Alcorta A surname. alcorza A paste of sugar and starch, used in making sweets. Alcoser A surname from Spanish. alcosol A colloid where the dispersive media is alcohol. alcotest An alcohol test; the measurement of the blood alcohol level. alcotourism The practice of traveling to drink alcohol. alcotourist One who travels to drink alcohol; one who engages in alcotourism. Alcott A surname. Alcottian Of or relating to Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), American novelist. alcove A small recessed area set off from a larger room. alcoved Having (a specified type or number of) alcoves. alcovelike Similar to or resembling an alcove. alcoxyl A univalent radical derived from an aliphatic alcohol by loss of a proton Alcoy A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. alcrete Synonym of bauxite. ALCS The American League Championship Series, a best of seven game series played to determine the champion of the American League. Alcubierre A surname from Spanish. Alcuin Alcuin, a Northumbrian clergyman and scholar alcuronium A semisynthetic muscle relaxant derived from toxiferine. alcyonacean Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral. alcyonarian Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa. Alcyone One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. alcyonic Of, relating to, or belonging to, the Alcyonaria. alcyonid Any bryozoan of the genus Alcyonidium alcyoniid Any member of the Alcyoniidae. alcyoniidid Any bryozoan of the family Alcyonidiidae alcyonium Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like. alcyonoid Like or relating to the Alcyonaria. Alda A surname. Aldaba A surname. Aldabra A coral atoll, part of the Seychelles, lying southeast of the continent of Africa. Aldaco A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. aldactazide A mixture of hydrochlorothiazide and spironolactone used as a diuretic aldadiene Synonym of canrenone. Aldam A surname. Aldama A surname. Aldan The second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. Aldana A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. Aldape A surname. aldarate Any salt of an aldaric acid aldaric Of or pertaining to an aldaric acid or its derivative. Aldavilla A locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. alday For the whole day; all day. Aldaz A surname. aldazine An azine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NN=CHR Aldborough A village in Aldborough and Thurgarton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1834). Aldbourne A village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2675). Aldbrough A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438). Aldbury A village and civil parish in Dacorum district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9612). Aldcliffe a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Aldcroft A surname. ALDE A river in Suffolk, England, largely tidal, which becomes the River Ore, parallel to the coast, before it joins the North Sea. aldea a village Aldebaran One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth. Aldebaranian Relating to the Aldebaran system or to Aldebaranians. aldebaranium A rejected name for ytterbium. Aldeburgh A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4656).