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 alaturca In a Turkish style. alauahio Any of most of the species of genus Paroreomyza of Hawaiian honeycreepers. Alauddin A male given name from Arabic. alaudid Any member of the Alaudidae. alaudine Of or pertaining to skylarks. Alauna Any of a number of ancient Roman settlements in England and France. Alaunian A sub-age from 216 to 211 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic. alaunt A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it. Alaunus A Gaulish god of healing and prophecy. Alava A surname. Alaverdi a town in the Lori region at the northeastern part of Armenia, not far from the border with Georgia Alavez A surname from Spanish. Alavi A surname. Alavus A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland. Alawa A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Alawi Alawite Alawism A syncretic offshoot of Shiism, whose adherents self-identify as Alawites. Alawist Synonym of Alawite. Alawite A member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali. Alaya A female given name. Alayah A female given name. Alayna A female given name from the Celtic languages. Alayon A surname from Spanish. Alaysia A female given name. Alazani A river that flows for 351km, from its headwaters to the south of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus in the north-west of Georgia’s Akhmeta municipality, through the Caucasus, until it feeds into the River Kura at Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir. alazocine A drug, the first σ1 receptor agonist discovered. Alazon A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. alb A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. alba A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn. Albac A river in Romania. Albacete A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. albaconazole A particular triazole antifungal. albacore A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh. Albacutya A locality in the Shire of Hindmarsh, western Victoria, Australia. Albada A surname. albaflavenone The antibiotic sesquiterpenoid (1R,2S,8S)-2,6,7,7-tetramethyltricyclo[6.2.1.0(1,5)]undec-5-en-4-one Albainn Scotland. Albala A surname from Spanish. albamycin Synonym of novobiocin. alban Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa. Albanenses A Cathar sect of absolute dualists in Italy in the 12th and 13th centuries. Albanensian Of or relating to the Albanenses. albanerpetontid Any member of the family Albanerpetontidae. Albanese Synonym of Albanian. Albanesi A surname. Albania A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. Albanian Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language. Albanianize to make Albanian. Albanianness The quality, characteristic or state of being Albanian. Albanic Of or pertaining to Alba, or Scotland; Scottish Albanisation A cultural change in which something ethnically non-Albanian is made to become Albanian. albanite A melanocratic leucitite. Albano A surname. albanol Either of two complex phenols isolated from the white mulberry Morus alba. Albanological Relating to Albanology. Albanologist An expert in Albanian studies. Albanology The study of Albanian language, culture and history. Albanophilia Admiration of Albania or of its language, culture and/or people (Albanians). Albanophobia Fear, dislike of Albanians; prejudice, aversion towards the Albanian people or culture. Albanophobic showing Albanophobia. Albanvale A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia Albany Scotland north of the River Forth. albaqualf A type of aqualf with ground water above a slowly permeable clay horizon. albaquult A form of aquult that has an abrupt change in texture between horizons Albarado A surname. Albaredo A village in Vicenza, Italy; a frazione of Rotzo. albarello A ceramic pharmacy or drug jar, generally majolica ware, usually tall rather than wide, and often of a waisted shape. Albarez A surname. Albarian A surname from Armenian. albarium A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco. albariza A white porous chalky soil found in some regions of Andalusia, Spain and on which sherry vineyards are often planted. Albarn A surname. Albarracin A surname from Spanish. Albarran A surname from Spanish. Albasan A barangay of Claveria, Masbate, Philippines. albaspine The hawthorn. Albaston A small village in Calstock parish, eastern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4270). albata A white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc albatross Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings. Albats A transliteration of the Russian surname Альба́ц (Alʹbác). Albaugh A surname. Albay A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Legazpi. albe Synonym of albeit. Albeck A surname. albed Wearing an alb. albedo The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage. albedometer An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface Albee A surname. Albeean Of or relating to Edward Albee (1928–2016), American playwright. albefaction A blanching or whitening. albeit Although, despite (it) being. Albelo A surname from Galician. albeluvisol A soil with a thin, dark surface horizon on a bleached subsurface horizon that tongues into a clay illuviation horizon. Albemarle Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands. albendazole An antiparasitic anthelmintic used especially against the larvae of tapeworms Albeni A commune of Gorj County, Romania. Alber A surname. Alberbury A village in Alberbury with Cardeston parish, western Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3514). Alberche A river in central Spain, that flows into the Tagus. albergo An Italian inn. Alberico A surname from Italian. albero Densely packed crushed rock covering the ground where a bullfight will take place. Alberson A surname. albert Synonym of Albert chain. Alberta A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary. Albertan Of, from or relating to the province of Alberta, Canada. Albertian Of or relating to Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), prominent Italian polymath and architect, active in many fields. Albertina A female given name from the Germanic languages. Albertine A female given name from the Germanic languages. Albertinian Of or relating to Duke Albert III of Austria, or the line of the Habsburg dynasty that he began. albertite A variety of asphalt having a black color. Alberto A male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Albert. Alberton A town in Montana. Albertopolis An area of South Kensington, London, that contains a large number of educational and cultural sites. albertosaur Any dinosaur of the genus †Albertosaurus albertosaurine Any dinosaur of the tyrannosaurid subfamily Albertosaurinae albertosaurus A large carnivorous tyrannosaur dinosaur, of genus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada. alberts A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Albert. Albertson A surname originating as a patronymic. Albertus A male given name from the Germanic languages. albertustaler A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century. Albertville A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia. Alberty A surname. Albertyn An Afrikaans surname. albertype A picture printed from a kind of gelatine-coated plate produced by means of a photographic negative. Albery A surname. albescence The act of becoming white; whitening. albescent Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. albespine whitethorn; hawthorn Albeth A female given name. albethey Used when introducing information referring to a plural phrase: alternative form of albeit. Albi A town and commune, the prefecture of Tarn department, Occitania, in southern France. Albia A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Iowa, United States, named after the home of an early settler from New York. Albian An age of the geologic timescale and an associated stage in the stratigraphic column, the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/Series. albic light in colour due to the absence of iron oxides albicanal A sesquiterpene aldehyde related to drimane albicanol A sesquiterpene alcohol related to drimane albicant Growing or becoming white. albication The process of becoming white, or developing white patches or streaks, generally as a crop disease. Albiceleste the Argentina national football team albiduria The passing of pale or white urine albie A false albacore. albification The act or process of making white. albiflorin A neuroprotective monoterpene glycoside present in the roots of Paeonia lactiflora albiflorous Having white flowers. albify To make white. albifylline A bioactive xanthine derivative. Albigenses The inhabitants of Albi, a city in southern France. Albigensian Of or pertaining to the Albigenses. Albigensianism The beliefs of the Albigenses.