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Ambalikaan epithet of the goddess Parvati.
ambanA Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
AmbangonanA barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines.
AmbaniA surname.
ambarAny of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like granary, depending on context, in Iran, Turkey, Russia or the Balkans.
ambareeA howdah with a canopy.
ambarellaA tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).
AmbartsumianA surname from Armenian.
AmbarvaleA suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
AmbarvaliaAn Ancient Roman agricultural fertility rite.
AmbarvalianOf or relating to the Ambarvalia.
ambaryA fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), whose fiber is used for making various items, including rope, canvas and paper.
AmbashthaA member of a particular subcaste within the Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha community, now found mainly in north India.
ambasilideAn antiarrhythmic drug.
AmbasingA barangay of Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines.
ambassTo engage in the professional work of an ambassador.
ambassadeThe mission of an ambassador.
ambassadonorSomeone selected as an ambassador based at least in part upon their history of political donations or contributions.
ambassadorA diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
ambassadorialOf or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambassadoriallyIn an ambassadorial way.
ambassadorlessWithout an ambassador.
ambassadorshipThe post or office of ambassador.
ambassadressA female ambassador.
ambassadrixAn ambassadress.
ambassadrySynonym of ambassadorship.
ambassatrixAmbassadress
ambassidAny fish in the family Ambassidae.
ambatchA large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
AmbatoA city, the capital of Tungurahua province, in the central Andean valley of Ecuador.
ambatoariniteAn orthorhombic carbonate mineral containing cerium and strontium.
ambazoneA particular oral antiseptic.
AmbazoniaAn internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
AmbazonianOf or pertaining to Ambazonia.
ambeAn old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder.
AmbedkarA transliteration of the Marathi surname आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar).
AmbedkarianOf or relating to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956), Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer.
AmbedkarismThe philosophy and principles of Indian jurist, politician and social reformer Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
AmbedkariteOf or relating to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar or his ideology.
ambedoA kind of melancholic trance in which a person becomes completely absorbed in vivid sensory details.
ambeerThe juice from chewing tobacco.
AmbelA Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken on the island of Waigeo.
AmbelauAn Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
AmbeleA language of Cameroon.
AmbemoharA fragrant variety of rice grown in Maharashtra, India.
AmbenoFormer name of Oecusse.
ambenoniumA cholinesterase inhibitor used in the management of myasthenia gravis.
ambenoxanA muscle relaxant.
amberAmbergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.
amberfishAn amberjack.
AmbergateA village in Ripley parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, at the confluence of the Amber and Derwent rivers (OS grid ref SK3451).
ambergrisA solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray to blackish color, formed within the intestines of the sperm whale and used in the production of perfumes.
AmberiSynonym of Waigiu (“island”).
amberiferousContaining or yielding amber.
AmberinaA kind of two-toned glassware manufactured mainly in New England in the late 19th century.
amberineA yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.
amberishSomewhat amber in colour.
amberiteA kind of smokeless powder.
amberizeTo preserve indefinitely, as if encased in amber.
amberjackAny of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberlampsAn ambulance.
AmberleyA small village in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8501).
amberlikeResembling the resin amber.
AmberliteAny of a range of ion exchange resins.
AmberlynnA female given name originating as a coinage.
amberoidA synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.
amberousamber-coloured
ambersA diminutive of the male given name Ambrose, from Ancient Greek.
ambersnailAny member of the genus Oxyloma of air-breathing land snails.
AmbersonA surname transferred from the given name.
amberwareArticles made from amber.
amberwingAny dragonfly of the genus Perithemis
amberyLike or resembling amber.
ambiAmbidextrous.
ambiactiveThat can act both positively and negatively
ambiamorousHaving no specific preference for either polyamory or monoamory.
ambiamoryA relationship plan undecided between polyamory and monoamory.
ambianceA particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambiateTo ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.
ambidensovirusAny DNA virus of the genus Ambidensovirus
ambidentDescribing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction
ambidexterSomeone who is ambidextrous.
ambidexterityThe property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidextralPertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextralityThe quality of being ambidextral.
ambidextrismambidexterity
ambidextrousHaving equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.
ambidextrouslyIn an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousnessThe state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambidextryAmbidextrousness.
ambidirectionalIn both directions
AmbienTrade name of zolpidem, a medication most widely known as a treatment for insomnia.
ambientEncompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
ambientlyIn an ambient way.
ambientnessThe quality of being ambient.
ambifixA string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.
ambigenderOf both male and female genders.
ambigenderedOf both genders.
ambigenericHaving both masculine and feminine gender.
ambigenousOf two kinds or natures.
ambigramA calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or sometimes different words or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.
ambigrammaticOf or pertaining to ambigrams.
ambiguAn entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.
ambiguateTo make more ambiguous.
ambiguationact of ambiguating
ambiguatorAnything that creates ambiguity.
ambiguifyTo ambiguate; to make ambiguous.
ambiguineAny of a range of fungicidal alkaloids, having a structure similar to hapalindole, isolated from blue-green algae of the family Stigonemataceae
ambiguityThe state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
ambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations.
ambiguouslyIn an ambiguous manner.
ambiguousnessThe state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
AmbikaThe goddess Parvati.
ambilanakA form of marriage in Sumatra by which the husband is taken into the wife's family as a subordinate.
ambilateralAffecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambilateralityThe condition of being ambilateral
ambilaterallyIn an ambilateral manner
ambilevousHaving equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambilinealOf or pertaining to both sides of a family.
ambilineallyIn an ambilineal manner
ambilingualSpeaking two or more languages with complete fluency and such that there is no subject or domain of communication in which one language is preferred over others.
ambilingualismThe condition of being ambilingual; the ability to speak two or more languages with nativelike proficiency and fluency, treating them as completely equal without dominance of one over the other.
ambilocalbilocal
ambilocalitybilocality
ambilogyWords or language of doubtful meaning.
ambiloquentSpeaking ambiguously.
ambiloquousUsing ambiguous expressions; speaking or writing in a way that may be variously interpreted.
ambiloquyAmbiguous language.
ambimoustrousCapable of operating a computer mouse using either hand.
ambiodicRelating to, functioning as, or occurring at either a cathode or an anode.
AmbiongA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
ambiophonicRelating to ambiophonics.
ambiophonicsA technique using digital signal processing and two loudspeakers directly in front of the listener in order to improve reproduction of stereophonic and surround sound.
ambiortiformAny ornithuromorph dinosaur of the group Ambiortiformes.
ambiparousProducing two kinds, as when a bud contains both flowers and leaves, as in the horse chestnut.
ambipedalAble to use both feet with equal ease
ambiphiliaTeleiophilic attraction to both men and women.
ambiphilicHaving both electrophilic and nucleophilic character.
ambiphilicityThe condition of being ambiphilic
ambipolarReacting to both positive and negative polarity.
ambipolarityThe state of being ambipolar.
ambipositionAn adposition that can occur either before or after its complement.
ambipositionalRelating to an ambiposition.
ambiquitoushaving the ability to reversibly bind to stationary subcellular structures (such as the cytoskeleton or membrane)
ambiregnalClassified into the taxonomic schemes of two different kingdoms of life simultaneously, either as Protozoa and Algae or as Protozoa and Fungi.
ambisenseDescribing single-stranded, viral RNA, part of which has a positive sense and part negative.
ambisextrousBisexual.
ambisexualHermaphroditic.
ambisexualityThe state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuallyIn an ambisexual way.

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