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- AALIISplural of aalii (Dodonaea viscosa).
- AARDWOLFA nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to an
- AARDWOLVESplural of aardwolf
- AASVOGELVulture.
- ABASHINGTending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
- ABIOTROPHYPremature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
- ABLUTIONARYPertaining to ablution.
- ABOIDEAUA tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
- ABOIDEAUSplural of aboideau
- ABOIDEAUXplural of aboideau
- ABOITEAUAlternative form of aboideau.
- ABOITEAUSplural of aboiteau
- ABOITEAUXplural of aboiteau
- ACAROLOGIESThe study of ticks and mites.
- ACAROLOGISTA specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
- ACAROLOGYThe study of ticks and mites.
- ACETONURIAA form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
- ACETONURIASA form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
- ACHIMENESA Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
- ADONIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of adonize
- ADWOMENplural of adwoman
- AEROFOILSplural of aerofoil
- AEROLOGIESplural of aerology
- AEROLOGISTOne who studies, or is knowledgeable in, aerology.
- AEROLOGYThe branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
- AGARICSplural of agaric
- AGISTERAlternative form of agistor.
- AGISTERSplural of agister
- AGNAILSplural of agnail
- AGNIZEDsimple past and past participle of agnize
- AGNIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of agnize
- AGONISTICOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
- AGORAPHOBESplural of agoraphobe
- AGRAFFEA decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing.
- AGRAFFESplural of agraffe
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- AGUISEDsimple past and past participle of aguise
- AGUISHCharacteristic of ague.
- AILETTEA small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.
- AILETTESplural of ailette
- AIRWOMENplural of airwoman
- ALDERWOMENplural of alderwoman
- ALEXINIC
- ALEXITHYMIAA deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.
- ALEXITHYMICA person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions
- ALGESIAsensitivity to pain
- ALIENISTAn expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
- ALKOXYany univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O, where R is an alkyl group
- ALOGIAA general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.
- ALPEENSplural of alpeen
- ALTOSTRATIplural of altostratus
- AMBULATIONSplural of ambulation
- AMORETTOSplural of amoretto
- AMOURETTESplural of amourette
- AMPHORAEplural of amphora
- ANAGLYPHSplural of anaglyph
- ANATEXISThe metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
- ANDROLOGISTA person who studies andrology.
- ANDROPHILICSexually attracted to men.
- ANGLIFIED
- ANTHELIXAlternative spelling of antihelix.
- ANTICHLOR(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
- ANTICHLORSplural of antichlor
- ANTIDANDRUFFCountering or preventing dandruff.
- ANTILOGYA contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
- ANTIPOPEA person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
- ANTITHETAn antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis
- APLANETIC
- APODYTERIUMThe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
- APOPHYGEA curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
- ARCHBISHOPRICSplural of archbishopric
- ARCTOPHILEOne who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
- ARCTOPHILESplural of arctophile
- ARCTOPHILIAthe love of teddy bears
- ASHLARINGThe act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
- ATRESIAA condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
- ATTEMPERTo temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities.
- ATTERCOPA spider.
- ATTERCOPSplural of attercop
- ATTICISM
- ATTRISTTo sadden; to make sad.
- AURIFIEDsimple past and past participle of aurify
- AUSPEXAn officiating priest in Ancient Rome.
- AUTOPSYINGpresent participle and gerund of autopsy
- AVIANIZEDsimple past and past participle of avianize
- AVIANIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of avianize
- AVIATRICESplural of aviatrix
- AVIATRIXESplural of aviatrix
- AXLIKEResembling or characteristic of an ax.
- BAALISM
- BACKVELDSplural of backveld
- BAIZESplural of baize
- BALDRICSplural of baldric
- BALEFIRESplural of balefire
- BALNEARYA room for bathing.
- BANDEAUXplural of bandeau
- BANDOGSplural of bandog
- BANGTAILThe tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
- BANGTAILSplural of bangtail
- BANJAXTo ruin or destroy.