Words starting with A

alethopteroidResembling or characteristic of the genus Alethopteris.
alethoscopeAn instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as "daytime" or "nighttime".
aletophyteAny plant that grows by the wayside or where the natural vegetation has been disrupted.
AletschA large glacier at the foot of the Aletschhorn in the Swiss Alps
AletschhornA mountain in the Swiss Alps above the Aletsch glacier
AlettaA female given name from the Germanic languages.
AleuA river in Romania.
aleukaemiaA form of leukaemia in which the abnormal white blood cells produced in the bone marrow do not appear in the blood
aleukaemicRelating to aleukaemia.
aleukemicRelating to aleukemia.
aleukiaSynonym of leukopenia.
aleukocytosisA greatly reduced number of leukocytes in the blood
aleurainA protease, found in barley, related to cathepsin
aleuriaxanthinA carotenoid found in certain fungi.
aleurioconidiophoreA conidiophore that produces aleurioconidia
aleurioconidiumA thallic conidium formed by the breakdown of the supporting cell
aleuriosporeA nondeciduous chlamydospore
aleurodophagousThat eats whitefly (of the family Aleyrodidae)
aleuroliteSynonym of siltstone.
aleuromancydivination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometerAn instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
aleuronaplastA proteinoplast.
aleuronatflour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleuronateA protein found in the endosperm of cereal grain; a flour composed of this protein, and very little starch, used to make food for diabetics
aleuroneThe protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
aleuronicOf or pertaining to aleurone.
aleurophagousThat feeds on wheat flour (typically, as a pest)
aleuroplastA proteinoplast.
AleutOf the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
AleutianOf, 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.
AleutiansThe Aleutian Islands.
aleutiteA brittle, dark red vanadate and arsenate mineral occurring as a product of fumarolic activity.
AleviSynonym of Alevite (“supporter of Alevism”)
alevinNewly hatched fish, especially salmon.
AlevismThe doctrines of the Alevi Muslim denomination.
AleviteFollower of the teachings of Alevism (Alevi Islam).
alewA cry of despair.
alewhapan alewife
alewifeA woman who keeps an alehouse.
AlewineA surname.
AlexA unisex given name from Ancient Greek.
AlexaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
alexanderA cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
alexandersAny of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
AlexandraA female given name from Ancient Greek.
AlexandranOf or pertaining to any of several people named Alexandra.
AlexandraniaA female given name of rare usage.
AlexandreA male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.
AlexandrescuA surname from Romanian.
AlexandrettaFormer name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
AlexandretteA female given name.
AlexandriaA city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
AlexandrianOf or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
AlexandrianaA female given name from Latin.
AlexandrianismThe culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
AlexandrinaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
alexandrineA line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
AlexandristA member of the group of Renaissance philosophers who revived the naturalistic psychology of the ancient Greek commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias; they debated orthodox Catholic views and Averroists by arguing that the individual human soul and its rational intellect is entirely mortal and perishes with the physical body.
alexandriteA form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
AlexandroidResembling Alexander the Great.
AlexandropolFormer name of Gyumri.
AlexandrosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).
AlexandroupoliA city in Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace.
AlexandrovA transliteration of the Russian surname Александров (Aleksandrov).
AlexanianA surname from Armenian.
AlexeevcaVarious villages and communes of Moldova.
AlexeiA transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexius.
AlexesA female given name
AlexeyA transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexis.
alexeyeviteAn alternative name for the mineral alexjejewite.
alexiaThe inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
AlexianA member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death.
AlexiaresOne of the sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his brother Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
alexicRelated to or afflicted with alexia.
alexicalNot lexical.
alexidineA particular antiseptic of the biguanide class.
AlexieA surname.
alexinA protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
alexinomiaDifficulty using names in communication.
alexipharmacA medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote.
alexipharmaconAn antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacumSomething which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmicSynonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipyreticA medicine which reduces fever.
AlexisA male given name from Ancient Greek.
alexiterialSynonym of alexiteric.
alexiterianSynonym of alexiteric.
alexitericA preservative against infectious diseases.
alexitericalalexiteric
alexiteryAn antidote to poison.
alexithymiaA deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.
alexithymicA person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions
AlexiusA male given name from Ancient Greek.
alexjejewiteA wax-like hydrocarbon discovered in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia.
alexkhomyakoviteA hexagonal mineral containing carbon, calcium, potassium, chlorine, oxygen, hydrogen, and sodium.
AlexondraA female given name from Ancient Greek.
AlexopoulosA surname from Greek.
AlexyA male given name
AlexzanderA male given name.
aleyResembling or characteristic of ale.
aleydigismThe aplasia of, and absence of secretion by, Leydig cells.
aleyrodidAny insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
AleyskyA district of Altai Krai, Russia.
alfA supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.
alfaA West African cleric or religious teacher.
alfabetoNoodles shaped like letters of the alphabet.
alfabettothe standard method of notating strummed guitar chords in Italy during the 17th and early 18th centuries
alfacalcidolA synthetic analog of vitamin D₃, used in the treatment of conditions resulting from vitamin D deficiency.
alfadoloneA neuroactive steroid with hypnotic effects.
alfaiaA Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
alfajorA popular confection in South America usually made of flour, honey, and nuts and filled with a milk-based filling. Traditionally the filling was manjar blanco, but today it is typically dulce de leche.
alfalfaA plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
alfamovirusAny mosaic virus of the genus Alfamovirus
AlfandariA surname from Ladino [in turn from Arabic].
alfaprostolA prostaglandin analogue.
alfaquiAn Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain.
alfarThe elves as a group.
AlfaroA surname from Spanish.
alfaxaloneA neurosteroid general anaesthetic used in veterinary medicine.
alfaxanealfaxalone
alfenideAn alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver. It was produced in Germany in the 19th century.
alfentanilA synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.
alferesAn ensign; a standard-bearer.
alferezA surname from Spanish.
alfetA cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm, used as a form of trial in Medieval England.
alfetamineA chemical compound of the phenethylamine family, once investigated as a possible antidepressant.
AlfheimThe home of the Ljósálfar (light elves, álfar, divine beings), located up in the sky.
AlfieA diminutive of the male given names Alfred and Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.
AlfierianRelating to or characteristic of Italian poet Vittorio Alfieri or his works.
alfilA fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.
alfilariacommon storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
alfilerilloMachaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alfimepraseA thrombolytic drug.
alfinA bishop.
alfioneA species of surfperch found in the eastern Pacific California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
AlfirkBeta Cephei Aa, the second component of the binary pair within Beta Cephei, a triple star system in the constellation of Cepheus.
alfisolAn abundant soil order in the USDA soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry.
alfizIn Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.
alfoilaluminium foil
AlfonseA male given name, variant of Alphonse
AlfonsiA surname from Italian
AlfonsianOf or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284).
AlfonsineOf or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284) or the Alfonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under his patronage.
alfonsinoBeryx decadactylus
AlfonsoA male given name from the Germanic languages.
AlfonzoA male given name from Spanish [in turn from the Germanic languages], variant of Alfonso.
AlfordA town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4576).
alforjaA saddlebag.
alforsiteA hexagonal phosphate mineral of the apatite group, composed of barium, phosphorus, chlorine, and oxygen.
AlfortvilleA commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.

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