Nouns

alkahest

noun

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

alkalimetry

noun

volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to me...

alkaliser

noun

an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially...

alkalizer

noun

an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially...

alkene

noun

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

alkalosis

noun

abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration)...

alkanet

noun

perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usual...

alkyl

noun

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C...

alkyne

noun

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in org...

allantois

noun

the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and...

allayer

noun

a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calm...

allele

noun

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms...

allergen

noun

any substance that can cause an allergy

alleghenies

noun

the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending fro...

allegretto

noun

a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at...

allegoriser

noun

someone who communicates in allegories

allegorizer

noun

someone who communicates in allegories

alleviation

noun

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed...

allelomorph

noun

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms...

alleviant

noun

remedy that alleviates pain without curing

alleviator

noun

remedy that alleviates pain without curing

alliterator

noun

a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration

allium

noun

large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants...

alligatorfish

noun

small very elongate sea poachers

allometry

noun

the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in...

allogamy

noun

cross-fertilization in plants

allomerism

noun

(chemistry) variability in chemical composition without vari...

allotropism

noun

the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physica...

allopathy

noun

the usual method of treating disease with remedies that prod...

allotropy

noun

the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physica...

allocution

noun

(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or...

allograph

noun

a signature written by one person for another

allomorph

noun

any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemi...

allophone

noun

(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of...

allopurinol

noun

a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other co...

allosaur

noun

late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat...

allotrope

noun

a structurally different form of an element

allurement

noun

the power to entice or attract through personal charm

allusiveness

noun

a quality characterized by indirect reference

alluvion

noun

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposi...

alluvium

noun

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposi...

allyl

noun

the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from...

almandine

noun

a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate

almandite

noun

a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate

almoravid

noun

a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flouris...

alnico

noun

trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent m...

almoner

noun

an official in a British hospital who looks after the social...

aloes

noun

a purgative made from the leaves of aloe

alpenstock

noun

a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers

alpena

noun

a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron