aftercoolers
plural of aftercooler

agal
cord that is fastened around the keffiyeh

agalite
A fibrous variety of talc.

agals
plural of agal

agiotensin
Misspelling of angiotensin.

agribiz
Agribusiness.

agribusiness
Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.

agribusinesses
plural of agribusiness

agrobusiness
Synonym of agribusiness.

agrobusinesses
plural of agrobusiness

aiguille
A needle-shaped peak.
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.

aiguilles
plural of aiguille

ailavator
Alternative form of ailevator.

ailavators
plural of ailavator

ailevator
Synonym of elevon.

ailevators
plural of ailevator

aircrane
A heavy-lift helicopter

aircranes
plural of aircrane

aircrash
An airplane crash.

aircrashes
plural of aircrash

airfare
The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.

airfares
plural of airfare

airglow
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.

airglows
plural of airglow

airpipe
A pipe or tube through which air flows.

airpipes
plural of airpipe

airyplane
An airplane.

airyplanes
plural of airyplane

ajutage
A tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.

ajutages
plural of ajutage

alabastrum
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
A flower bud

alabastrums
plural of alabastrum

albertype
A picture printed from a kind of gelatine-coated plate produced by means of a photographic negative.

albertypes
plural of albertype

alcarraza
a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware.

alcarrazas
plural of alcarraza

alferes
An ensign; a standard-bearer.

alghoza
A kind of paired windwood instrument used in northern India.

allectories
plural of allectory

allectory
A stone said to be found in the belly of a cock and to arouse sexual desire or ensure military victory.

alliak
An Inuit sled.

allision
The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
The act of dashing against or striking upon.

allisions
plural of allision

alphasatellite
viral single-stranded satellite DNA.

alphasatellites
plural of alphasatellite

alphatron
A kind of ionization tube for measuring vacuum.

alphatrons
plural of alphatron

alphonsin
Alternative form of Alphonsin.

alphonsins
plural of alphonsin

altazimuth
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.

altazimuths
plural of altazimuth

aludel
A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.

aludels
plural of aludel

aluminiumware
Alternative form of aluminumware.

aluminography
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.

aluminotype
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.

aluminotypes
plural of aluminotype

aluminumware
Articles made from aluminum.

amastigophore
Any nematocyst that does not have a tube beyond the hempe

amastigophores
plural of amastigophore

amaxophobia
Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

amberware
Articles made from amber.

ambulacra
plural of ambulacrum

ambulacrum
A row of pores in an echinoderm, for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
A walk or promenade planted with trees, often near a house.

ambulacrums
plural of ambulacrum

ammonaemia
Alternative form of ammonemia.

ammonemia
Elevated ammonia level in the blood.

ammonemias
plural of ammonemia

ammoniaphone
A 19th-century device for inhaling hydrogen peroxide and free ammonia, believed at that time to improve the quality of the singing and speaking voice.

ammoniaphones
plural of ammoniaphone

amusette
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
wall gun

amusettes
plural of amusette

amyelia
The congenital lack of a spinal cord

amylin
The dextrin of starch.
A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.

amylodextrin
A high-molecular-weight form of dextrin.

amylodextrins
plural of amylodextrin

anastamosis
Misspelling of anastomosis.

anastomoses
plural of anastomosis

anastomosis
A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).

anchorage
A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
A fee charged for anchoring.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

anchorages
plural of anchorage

ancile
The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa Pompilius. 11 copies were said to have been made, and it was the palladium of Rome.

anciles
plural of ancile

ancilia
plural of ancile

anetiso
A long chain with a methyl branch on the third last carbon atom

angeiology
Obsolete spelling of angiology.

angeiotomy
Archaic form of angiotomy.

angiectases
plural of angiectasis

angiectasia
Dilation of a lymphatic or blood vessel.

angiectasias
plural of angiectasia

angiectasis
Synonym of angiectasia.

angio
Clipping of angiogram.
Clipping of angiography.
Clipping of angioplasty.

angioadaptation
The adaptation of blood vessels to changing circumstances (by changes in diameter etc.)

angioadaptations
plural of angioadaptation

angioanatomy
The anatomy of blood vessels

angioarchitectonics
The design and formation of blood vessels

angioasthenia
Spasmodic variability in the tone of blood vessels.

angioataxia
Irregular tension of blood vessels.

angiocath
A shielded intravenous catheter.

angiocatheter
A catheter inserted into a blood vessel

angiocatheterisation
Alternative form of angiocatheterization.

angiocatheterization
The catheterization of the blood vessels.

angiocatheters
plural of angiocatheter

angiocaths
plural of angiocath

angiocheiloscope
A medical instrument for observing the blood circulation in the lips.

angiodestruction
The destruction of blood vessels

angiodynography
The medical imaging of blood vessels by means of ultrasound

angioectasia
Alternative form of angiectasia.

angioectasias
plural of angioectasia

angioembolisation
Alternative form of angioembolization.

angioembolisations
plural of angioembolisation

angioembolization
Synonym of embolization.

angioembolizations
plural of angioembolization

angiogeneses
plural of angiogenesis

angiogenesis
The formation and development of new blood vessels.

angiogram
An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.

angiogramme
Rare spelling of angiogram.

angiogrammes
plural of angiogramme

angiograms
plural of angiogram

angiograph
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.

angiographs
plural of angiograph

angiolith
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel

angioliths
plural of angiolith

angiology
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.

angiolysis
Disruption or destruction of a blood vessel, typically after tying of the umbilical cord of a neonate

angiomalacia
The abnormal softening of blood vessel walls.

angiometry
The measurement of blood vessels