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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Algonkian
Algonkin noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian

Algonquian
Algonkian adjective of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language

algophobia
noun a morbid fear of pain

algophobic
adjective suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain

algorism
noun the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration

algorithm
algorithmic rule noun a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

algorithm error
noun error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result

algorithmic
adjective of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm

algorithmic language
noun an artificial language designed to express algorithms

Algren
Nelson Algren noun United States writer (1909-1981)

Alhambra
noun a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages

Ali
noun the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

Ali Baba
noun the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame` opened a cave in the Arabian Nights` Entertainment

alias
a.k.a. adverb as known or named at another time or place; `Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette`

alibi
noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

Alice Paul
noun United States feminist (1885-1977)

alicyclic compound
noun an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms

alidade
alidad noun surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles

alien
exotic adjective being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; `alien customs`; `exotic plants in a greenhouse`; `exotic cuisine`

alien absconder
noun a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; `the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders`

alienable
adjective transferable to another owner

alienage
alienism noun the quality of being alien

alienated
anomic adjective socially disoriented; `anomic loners musing over their fate`; `we live in an age of rootless alienated people`

alienating
adjective causing hostility or loss of friendliness; `her sudden alienating aloofness`

alienation
noun the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; `his behavior alienated the other students`

alienation of affection
noun a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse

alienator
noun an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile

alienee
noun someone to whom the title of property is transferred

alienism
noun an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness

alienist
noun a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

alienor
noun someone from whom the title of property is transferred

alight
climb down verb come down; `the birds alighted`

alight
perch verb to come to rest, settle; `Misfortune lighted upon him`

align
array verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

align
verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; `align the wheels of my car`; `ordinate similar parts`

aligned
adjective in a straight line; `pearly teeth evenly aligned`

aligning
positioning adjective causing to fall into line or into position

alignment
noun the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

alike
adverb equally; `parents and teachers alike demanded reforms`

alike(p)
adjective having the same or similar characteristics; `all politicians are alike`; `they looked utterly alike`; `friends are generally alike in background and taste`

alimentary
alimental adjective of or providing nourishment; `good nourishing stew`

alimentary canal
alimentary tract noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

alimentary tract smear
noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts

alimentation
noun the act of supplying food and nourishment

alimentative
adjective related to the supply of aliment

alimony
noun court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

aliphatic
adjective having carbon atoms linked in open chains

aliphatic compound
noun organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative

aliquant
aliquant part noun an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; `5 is an aliquant part of 12`

aliquot
adjective signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

Alisma
genus Alisma noun small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

Alismataceae
family Alismataceae noun perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants

Alismatidae
subclass Alismatidae noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs

aliterate
aliterate person noun a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources

alive
adjective capable of erupting; `a live volcano`; `the volcano is very much alive`

alive(p)
adjective (often followed by `with`) full of life and spirit; `she was wonderfully alive for her age`; `a face alive with mischief`

alive(p)
adjective possessing life; `the happiest person alive`; `the nerve is alive`; `doctors are working hard to keep him alive`; `burned alive`; `a live canary`

aliyah
noun (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; `he was called on for an aliyah`

alizarin
alizarine noun an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing

alizarin carmine
alizarin crimson noun any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red

alizarin yellow
noun any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner

Alka-seltzer
noun a commercial antacid; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution

alkahest
alcahest noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

alkahestic
adjective of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist

alkalating agent
noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

alkalemia
noun a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)

alkalescent
alcalescent adjective tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline

alkali grass
Zigadenus elegans noun plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers

alkali metal
alkaline metal noun any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium); `the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline`

alkali poisoning
noun poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)

alkalimetry
noun volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present

alkaline
alkalic adjective relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; `alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone`

alkaline earth
alkaline-earth metal noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)

alkaline-loving
adjective thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)

alkalinity
noun pH values above 7

alkalinize
alkalinise verb make (a substance) alkaline; `The oxide is alkalized`

alkalinuria
alkaluria noun a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline

alkalize
alkalise verb turn basic and less acidic; `the solution alkalized`

alkaloid
noun natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

alkaloidal
adjective pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids

alkalosis
noun abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

alkalotic
adjective marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)

alkanet
Anchusa officinalis noun perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers

alkapton
alcapton noun an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine

alkaptonuria
alcaptonuria noun a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine

alkene
olefine noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

alkyd
alkyd resin noun a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints

alkyl
alkyl group noun any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

alkyl halide
haloalkane noun organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane

alkylbenzene
noun organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring

alkylbenzenesulfonate
noun sulfonate of alkyl benzene

alkylic
adjective of or related to an alkyl

all
adjective completely given to or absorbed by; `became all attention`

all along
right along adverb all the time or over a period of time; `She had known all along`; `the hope had been there all along`

all clear
noun a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

all fours
high-low-jack noun card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game

all in all
on the whole adverb with everything considered (and neglecting details); `altogether, I`m sorry it happened`; `all in all, it`s not so bad`

all in(p)
beat(p) adjective very tired; `was all in at the end of the day`; `so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere`; `bushed after all that exercise`; `I`m dead after that long trip`

all of a sudden
all at once adverb without warning; `all at once, he started shouting`

all right
fine adjective being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; `an all-right movie`; `the passengers were shaken up but are all right`; `is everything all right?`; `everything`s fine`; `things are okay`; `dinner and the movies had been fine`; `another minute I`d have been fine`