airwatts
plural of airwatt

aker
Obsolete spelling of acre

alcoholaemia
The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream
A measure of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream

alcoholaemias
plural of alcoholaemia

alcoholemia
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia.

alcoholicity
A measure of the alcoholic content of something

alcoholimeter
Alternative form of alcoholometer.

alcoholimeters
plural of alcoholimeter

alcoholmeter
Alternative form of alcoholometer.

alcoholmeters
plural of alcoholmeter

alcoholometer
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).

alcoholometers
plural of alcoholometer

alcoometer
A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.

alcoometers
plural of alcoometer

alcotest
An alcohol test; the measurement of the blood alcohol level.

alcotests
plural of alcotest

aleconner
An officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality. The role remains in the 21st century, albeit mostly ceremonial
One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for inspecting the measures used in public houses.

aleconners
plural of aleconner

aleukocytosis
A greatly reduced number of leukocytes in the blood

alfoil
aluminium foil

algo
Clipping of algorithm.

algorism
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses).
Calculation with Arabic numerals.

algorisms
plural of algorism

algorithm
A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.
Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
recommender systems and the curation of feeds
recommender systems and the curation of feeds
recommender systems and the curation of feeds

algorithms
plural of algorithm

algos
plural of algo

aliquants
plural of aliquant

alkenone
Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone
Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature

alkenones
plural of alkenone

alkenylaluminium
Any alkenyl organoaluminium

alkenylaluminiums
plural of alkenylaluminium

alkenylaluminum
Alternative form of alkenylaluminium.

alkenylaluminums
plural of alkenylaluminum

allantoides
plural of allantois

allantois
A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.

allantoises
plural of allantois

allel
Archaic form of allele.

allele
One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

alleles
plural of allele

allelomorph
Synonym of allele.

allelomorphs
plural of allelomorph

allels
plural of allel

alleyful
The amount that fills an alley.

alleyfuls
plural of alleyful

alleysful
plural of alleyful

alligatoroid
Any crocodilian of the superfamily Alligatoroidea, which includes a number of extinct genera as well as the family Alligatoridae (alligators and caimans).

alligatoroids
plural of alligatoroid

allnighter
Alternative spelling of all-nighter.

allnighters
plural of allnighter

alloallele
An allogenetic allele

alloalleles
plural of alloallele

alloploidy
Synonym of allopolyploidy.

allopolyploidy
A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.

allotopia
Synonym of heterotopia.

allowables
plural of allowable

almsgiver
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.

almsgivers
plural of almsgiver

almud
Synonym of celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 4.6 liters.
A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, highly variable depending on the location and the substance measured but generally between 3 and 20 liters.
A traditional Spanish unit of land area (nominally, the area cultivable by an almud of some particular seed), highly variable depending on the location.
A low wide box once used for measuring almuds.
Alternative form of almude, Portuguese forms of the same measure.

almude
A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey.

almudes
plural of almude

almuds
plural of almud

alnage
Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.
A duty paid for such measurement.

alnages
plural of alnage

alnico
An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.

alnicos
plural of alnico

aloxite
Synonym of aluminium oxide.

alqueire
A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.

altitude
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
A vertical distance.
The line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex.
The length of such a line; the distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the side opposite to the vertex.
The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
Highest point or degree.
Krull dimension.
Height.

altitudes
plural of altitude

altmetrics
Non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to the traditional ways to measure impact factors

aluminium
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
A single atom of this element.
Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

aluminiums
plural of aluminium

aluminocopiapite
A form of copiapite containing varying amounts of aluminium in place of ferric iron.

aluminocopiapites
plural of aluminocopiapite

aluminophosphate
Any of a large number of inorganic compounds whose structure is a combination of aluminate and phosphate often in complex three-dimensional forms; many of them are used as molecular sieves.

aluminophosphates
plural of aluminophosphate

aluminum
American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

aluminums
plural of aluminum

alumium
Obsolete form of aluminium and aluminum (element).

amagat
A practical unit of volumetric number density, defined as the number of ideal gas molecules per unit volume at 1 atm (101.325 kPa) and 0 °C (273.15 K). Symbol: amg or Am.

amagats
plural of amagat

americium
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.

americiums
plural of americium

amidicities
plural of amidicity

amidicity
A linear measure of the strength of an amide bond in an organic compound, based on the computed enthalpy of hydrogenation when compared to the reference compounds dimethylacetamide and azaadamantane-2-one.

amifampridine
3,4-diaminopyridine, an organic compound used in the treatment of a number of rare muscle diseases.

aminoaciduria
The presence of amino acids in the urine (which is always true in small amounts); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperaminoaciduria).

aminoacidurias
plural of aminoaciduria

ammount
Misspelling of amount.

ampacities
plural of ampacity