Nouns

amniote

noun

any member of the Amniota

amoebiasis

noun

infection by a disease-causing ameba

amobarbital

noun

a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to re...

amortisation

noun

the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost...

amorist

noun

one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writ...

amorousness

noun

a feeling of love or fondness

ampere

noun

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme...

ampersand

noun

a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

amphibia

noun

the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in wate...

amphibolite

noun

a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioc...

amphiboly

noun

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flyin...

amphictyony

noun

an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Gr...

amphisbaena

noun

type genus of the Amphisbaenidae

amphibole

noun

a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole grou...

amphibrach

noun

a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllable...

amphidiploid

noun

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chrom...

amphibology

noun

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flyin...

amphigory

noun

nonsensical writing (usually verse)

amphimixis

noun

reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a f...

amphioxus

noun

small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; pri...

amphipod

noun

a kind of malacostracan crustacean

amphiuma

noun

aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small...

amphora

noun

an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to h...

ampleness

noun

the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable suff...

ampul

noun

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed ste...

ampule

noun

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed ste...

ampulla

noun

a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oi...

ampoule

noun

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed ste...

amputator

noun

a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb

amyloidosis

noun

a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or...

amylolysis

noun

conversion of starch to sugar

amylum

noun

a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tuber...

andiron

noun

metal supports for logs in a fireplace

angwantibo

noun

a kind of lemur

angstrom

noun

a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a mete...

andvari

noun

(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was...

antapex

noun

the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the poi...

antbird

noun

any of various dull-colored South American birds that feedin...

antlia

noun

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra...

antlion

noun

the larva of any of several insects

antwerpen

noun

a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the...

anaerobe

noun

an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require a...

anamnesis

noun

the ability to recall past occurrences

anarthria

noun

partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from le...

anastigmat

noun

compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmat...

anaspid

noun

extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heter...

anaxagoras

noun

a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that every...

anaximenes

noun

a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander...

anabaptism

noun

a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in t...

anabas

noun

the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that re...