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- ALCHERINGASAlternative form of Alcheringa.
- ALCHYMIESplural of alchymy
- ALCIDA bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
- ALCIDES
- ALCIDINEResembling or characteristic of an auk.
- ALCIDSplural of alcid
- 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.
- ALCON
- ALCOVEA small recessed area set off from a larger room.
- ALCOVEDHaving (a specified type or number of) alcoves.
- ALCOVESplural of alcove
- ALCUNE
- ALDE
- 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.
- ALDERMENplural of alderman
- ALDERSplural of alder
- ALDERSHOT
- ALDERWOMANA female alderman.
- ALDERWOMENplural of alderwoman
- ALDI
- ALDICARBA carbamate insecticide that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
- ALDIS
- ALDO
- 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
- ALDOXIMEAny oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
- ALDOXIMESplural of aldoxime
- ALDRINAn insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
- ALDRINSplural of aldrin
- ALEA
- 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.
- ALECK
- ALECKS
- ALECOSTThe plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
- ALECOSTSplural of alecost
- ALECSplural of alec
- ALECTO
- ALEEOn the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
- ALEFAlternative form of aleph.
- ALEFSplural of alef
- ALEFTTo or on the left-hand side.
- ALEGARvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEGARSvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEGRE
- ALEGRIA
- ALEHOUSEA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; any beerhouse.
- ALEMAN
- ALEMBICAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
- ALEMBICATEDsimple past and past participle of alembicate
- ALEMBICSplural of alembic
- 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.
- ALENGTHlengthwise
- 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
- ALEPHSplural of aleph
- ALERCEThe wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
- ALERCESplural of alerce
- ALERIONA heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
- ALERTAttentive; awake; on guard.
- ALERTEDsimple past and past participle of alert
- ALERTINGpresent participle and gerund of alert
- ALERTNESSThe quality of being alert or on the alert.
- ALESplural of ale
- ALESIA
- ALETHEIA
- ALETHICOf or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
- ALEURONAlternative form of aleurone.
- ALEURONEThe protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
- ALEURONESplural of aleurone
- ALEURONICOf or pertaining to aleurone.
- ALEURONSplural of aleuron
- ALEUT
- ALEUTIAN
- ALEUTIANS
- ALEUTS
- ALEVE
- ALEVINNewly hatched fish, especially salmon.
- ALEVINSplural of alevin
- ALEWA cry of despair.
- ALEWIFEA woman who keeps an alehouse.
- ALEWIVESplural of alewife
- ALEWSplural of alew
- ALEX
- 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.
- ALEXANDRITESplural of alexandrite
- ALEXIAThe inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
- ALEXIASplural of alexia
- 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.