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- AJUTAGEA tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.
- AKIMBOWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- AKINOf persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
- AKINESIAThe loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
- AKINETICWithout motion.
- AKIRAHOOlearia paniculata, a flowering plant.
- ALACKAn expression of sorrow or mourning.
- ALACRITOUSBrisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
- ALACRITYEagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
- ALAMOA poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
- ALAMODEA lustrous silk fabric used for headscarves.
- ALAMORTTo the death; mortally.
- ALANDOn dry land, as opposed to in the water.
- ALANEAluminium hydride, AlH3.
- ALAPThe opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
- ALAROf or relating to the armpit; axillary.
- ALARMA summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- ALARMISTOne who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
- ALARUMA danger signal or warning.
- ALARYPertaining to wings.
- ALASUsed to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
- ALATEHaving wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
- ALATIONThe state of being winged.
- ALBAA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
- ALBACOREA longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
- ALBESynonym of albeit.
- ALBEDOThe fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- ALBEITAlthough, despite (it) being.
- ALBERGOAn Italian inn.
- ALBERTITEA variety of asphalt having a black color.
- ALBESCENTBecoming white or whitish; moderately white.
- ALBINISMCongenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
- ALBINOCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
- ALBINOISMcongenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
- ALBITEA plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
- ALBITICOf or relating to the mineral albite.
- ALBIZIAA plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree.
- ALBUGOA leucoma.
- ALBUMIn Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
- ALBUMENSynonym of egg white (“ the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; the whit
- ALBUMENISENon-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ALBUMINATEA compound of albumin and a base or acid
- ALBUMINOIDof albumin
- ALBUMINOUSRelating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
- ALBUMINURIAThe presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
- ALBUMOSEAny of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
- ALBURNUMsapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
- ALBUTEROLSynonym of salbutamol.
- ALBUTEROLSSynonym of salbutamol.
- ALCAHESTrare spelling of alkahest
- ALCAIDEThe governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.
- ALCHEMISETo change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
- ALCHEMISTOne who practices alchemy.
- ALCHEMYThe premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or
- ALCIDA bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
- ALCOA small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.
- ALCOHOLISMA chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
- ALCOVEA small recessed area set off from a larger room.
- ALCOVEDHaving (a specified type or number of) alcoves.
- ALDEAa village
- ALDERAny of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
- ALDERMANA member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
- ALDERMANICOf or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen.
- ALDOHEXOSEAny hexose containing an aldehyde group.
- ALDOSEAny of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
- ALDOSTERONEA mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
- ALDOSTERONISMA condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
- ALDRINAn insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
- ALEATORICHaving an element of chance.
- ALEATORIESDepending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- ALEATORYDepending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- ALEBENCHA bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
- ALECAn anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
- ALECOSTThe plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
- ALEEOn the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
- ALEFTTo or on the left-hand side.
- ALEGARvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEGARSvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEHOUSEA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; any beerhouse.
- ALEMBICAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
- ALEMBROTHThe "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
- ALEMBROTHSThe "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
- ALEPHThe first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), He
- ALERIONA heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
- ALERTAttentive; awake; on guard.
- ALERTNESSThe quality of being alert or on the alert.
- ALETHICOf or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
- ALEURONEThe protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
- ALEURONICOf or pertaining to aleurone.
- ALEVINNewly hatched fish, especially salmon.
- ALEWA cry of despair.
- ALEWIFEA woman who keeps an alehouse.
- ALEXANDERA cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
- ALEXANDRITEA form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
- ALEXIAThe inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
- ALEXICRelated to or afflicted with alexia.
- ALEXINA protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
- ALEXITHYMIAA deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.
- ALEXITHYMICA person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions