Word origins

• agminalPertaining to an army or a troop.
• agminatedagminate
• agnameAn appellation over and above the given name and surname.
• agnogenicOf unknown etiology.
• agnominalOf or pertaining to an agnomen.
• agnoproteinAny of a family of viral proteins that play indirect roles in the biological processes and activities of viruses
• agonescenceA halting of the growth of a colony of cells.
• agonescentOf a cell: Undergoing agonescence.
• agonismCompetitive struggle (especially political).
• agonistarchOne who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
• agresticOf or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
• agri-Agriculture.
• agro-agriculture
• alacriousLively and joyfully involved.
• alateHaving wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
• alaternAn ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
• alationThe state of being winged.
• albaspineThe hawthorn.
• albescenceThe act of becoming white; whitening.
• albescentBecoming white or whitish; moderately white.
• albiclight in colour due to the absence of iron oxides
• albificationThe act or process of making white.
• albo-white
• albocracyGovernance by white people, especially Europeans.
• albolithA kind of cement consisting mostly of magnesia and silica.
• AlborA surname from Galician.
• albousWhite.
• albuminimeterAn instrument, usually made of wood, for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid, generally urine.
• albuminiparousProducing albumin.
• albuminoidof albumin
• aleationAleatoricism.
• aleatoricHaving an element of chance.
• alecostThe plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
• alectoriaA magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
• AlemanniA group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century.
• AlemannicOf or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group.
• alembrothThe "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
• AlfonsineOf or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284) or the Alfonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under his patronage.
• algefacientMaking cool; cooling.
• algificVery cold; covered in ice or cold air.
• algologyThe branch of botany dealing with algae.
• algor mortisThe reduction in body temperature following death.
• algousOf or relating to the algae, or seaweeds; algal.
• ali-lateral expansion
• alienigenateforeign-born
• alienityThe fact or condition of being alien; alienation, separation; strangeness, foreignness.
• aliformShaped like a wing.
• aligerouswinged
• alipedA wing-footed animal; a chiropter or a bat.
• alitrunkThe segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
• allatrateTo bark.
• allevationAlleviation.
• alliaceousSmelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
• allicientThat attracts; attractive.
• allideTo impact a stationary object.
• alliinA sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.
• allisionThe striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
• alloquialOf or pertaining to a speech or address made to someone, particularly in a formal or public setting.
• alma materA school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.
• alpestrinePertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; Alpine.
• AlpianAlpine.
• alsinaceousOf or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed.
• altitudinarianLofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
• altitudinousLofty; very high.
• altivolantFlying high; soaring.
• altometerA theodolite.
• alvearyA beehive, or anything resembling a beehive.
• alveoliformHaving the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
• amabilitylovableness
• amatonormativityThe assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.
• amaziaThe absence of one or both of the mammary glands, with the nipple and areola present.
• ambagiousRoundabout, circuitous, vague.
• ambi-Either or both.
• ambidexterityThe property of being equally skillful with each hand.
• ambigenousOf two kinds or natures.
• ambiguationact of ambiguating
• AmbraciotOf or pertaining to the city of Ambracia; Ambracian.
• ambrosinAn early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
• ambulismA disorder involving walking.
• -ambulistwalker, one who walks
• ambulomancyAny of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
• ambulophobiaFear of walking or standing.
• ambustionA burn or scald.
• amensalRelating to amensalism.
• ammodyteOne of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
• amnioteAny of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.
• amoebeanDescribing a form of prosody (amoebaeum) featuring alternating responses.
• amphimacerA metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.
• amphiprostyleHaving columns at either end but not along the sides.
• amphisbaenaA mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
• amphoricOf or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
• amplexationAn embrace.
• amplitudinalRelating to amplitude.
• ampullateHaving an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
• ampulliformHaving the shape of a flask.
• amygdalaceousAkin to, or derived from, the almond.
• amygdaleAn almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
• amygdaloseSynonym of gentiobiose.
• amylaceousPertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
• amyliferousBearing or producing starch.