Nouns

aepyornis

noun

huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar

aether

noun

a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to sup...

aetiologist

noun

a specialist in the etiology of diseases

aetiology

noun

the cause of a disease

affableness

noun

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk...

affectedness

noun

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

affenpinscher

noun

European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark w...

affectionateness

noun

a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

afferent

noun

a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the...

affirmer

noun

someone who claims to speak the truth

affixation

noun

the act of attaching or affixing something

affiant

noun

a person who makes an affidavit

afflatus

noun

a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration

affricative

noun

a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricativ...

affricate

noun

a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricativ...

affusion

noun

the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head

affrication

noun

the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate

aflatoxin

noun

a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be prod...

africander

noun

tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for me...

afrasian

noun

a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and...

afrikaner

noun

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch...

afroasiatic

noun

a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and...

afrikander

noun

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch...

afterdeck

noun

a deck abaft of midships

aftereffect

noun

a delayed effect of a drug or therapy

afterdamp

noun

a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbo...

afterpains

noun

pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated wit...

afterpiece

noun

a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a pla...

afterimage

noun

an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stim...

aftershaft

noun

a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of...

aftersensation

noun

an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stim...

agelessness

noun

the quality of being timeless and eternal

agrigento

noun

a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the s...

agateware

noun

pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate

agassiz

noun

United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied f...

agama

noun

small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World

agamogenesis

noun

reproduction without the fusion of gametes

agamid

noun

a lizard of the family Agamidae

agaric

noun

fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses

agapanthus

noun

any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels...

aggeus

noun

an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which...

ageratum

noun

rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States...

agglutinogen

noun

any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin pr...

agglomerate

noun

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

agglomerator

noun

a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls

agglutinin

noun

an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen

agglutination

noun

the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solu...

aggrandizement

noun

the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or sco...

aggravator

noun

an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

agiotage

noun

a fee charged for exchanging currencies