| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| alabastrian | adjective | Alabastrine. |
| alabastrine | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs. |
| alacriously | adverb | With alacrity; briskly. |
| alamodality | noun | The quality of being a la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness. |
| albigensian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Albigenses. |
| albugineous | adjective | Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; — a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white. |
| albumenized | imp. & past participle | of Albumenize |
| albuminuria | noun | A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. |
| alcalimeter | noun | See Alkalimeter. |
| alchemistic | adjective | Alt. of Alchemistical |
| alchemistry | noun | Alchemy. |
| alchymistic | noun | Alt. of Alchymy |
| alcoholized | imp. & past participle | of Alcoholize |
| alcohometer | adjective | Alt. of Alcohometric |
| aldermanity | noun | Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen., The state of being an alderman. |
| alectorides | noun pl. | A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants. |
| alethiology | noun | The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence. |
| alethoscope | noun | An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations. |
| aleuromancy | noun | Divination by means of flour. |
| aleurometer | noun | An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour. |
| alexandrian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library., Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n. |
| alexandrine | adjective | Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian., A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. |
| algarovilla | noun | The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye. |
| algebraical | adjective | Of or pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical writings. |
| algological | adjective | Of or pertaining to algology; as, algological specimens. |
| alimentally | adverb | So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. |
| alisphenoid | adjective | Alt. of Alisphenoidal, The alisphenoid bone. |
| aliturgical | adjective | Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. |
| alkalescent | adjective | Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline. |
| alkalifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Alkalify |
| alkalimeter | noun | An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture. |
| alkalimetry | noun | The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures. |
| allantoidal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the allantois. |
| allantoidea | noun pl. | The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals. |
| allectation | noun | Enticement; allurement. |
| allegorical | adjective | Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. |
| allegorized | imp. & past participle | of Allegorize |
| allegorizer | noun | One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist. |
| alleviating | present participle & vb. noun | of Alleviate |
| alleviation | noun | The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief., That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. |
| alleviative | adjective | Tending to alleviate., That which alleviates. |
| alleviatory | adjective | Alleviative. |
| allineation | noun | Alt. of Alineation |
| alliterator | noun | One who alliterates. |
| allochroite | noun | See Garnet. |
| allochroous | adjective | Changing color. |
| allodialism | noun | The allodial system. |
| allodialist | noun | One who holds allodial land. |
| allogeneous | adjective | Different in nature or kind. |
| allomorphic | adjective | Of or pertaining to allomorphism. |
| allopathist | noun | One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy. |
| allophylian | adjective | Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic. |
| allotropism | noun | Alt. of Allotropy |
| allotropize | verb t. | To change in physical properties but not in substance. |
| allowancing | imp. & past participle | of Allowance |
| all saints’ | The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. | |
| almightiful | adjective | All-powerful; almighty. |
| almonership | noun | The office of an almoner. |
| alphabetics | noun | The science of representing spoken sounds by letters. |
| alphabetism | noun | The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. |
| alphabetize | verb t. | To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words., To furnish with an alphabet. |
| altercating | present participle & vb. noun | of Altercate |
| altercation | noun | Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. |
| altercative | adjective | Characterized by wrangling; scolding. |
| alternating | present participle & vb. noun | of Alternate |
| alternately | adverb | In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order., By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent. |
| alternation | noun | The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear., Permutation., The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. |
| alternative | adjective | Offering a choice of two things., Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction., Alternate; reciprocal., An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left., Either of two things or propositions offered to one’s choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives., The course of action or the thing offered in place of another., A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among. |
| altiloquent | adjective | High-sounding; pompous in speech. |
| altitudinal | adjective | Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements. |
| aluminiform | adjective | Having the form of alumina. |
| alum schist | Alt. of Alum shale | |
| alveoliform | adjective | Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. |