English words: aphrodisia to apocalypse

300 English words, part 107 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words aphrodisia to apocalypse

aphrodisia noun: A state of sexual desire.
aphrodisiac adjective, noun /æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/: Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
aphrodisiacal adjective: Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrodisiacally adverb: In an aphrodisiac manner; so as to engender or increase sexual feeling or potency.
Aphrodisian adjective: Pertaining to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Aphrodisias proper noun: A Hellenistic Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Asia Minor, today's Anatolia in Turkey.
aphrodisiomania noun: An abnormal enthusiasm for sexual pleasure
Aphrodistic adjective: Synonym of aphroditic.
aphrodite noun /æfɹəˈdaɪti/: Synonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).
Aphrodite Giant noun: A large domestic cat breed from Cyprus.
Aphrodite's Giant noun: Alternative form of Aphrodite Giant.
aphroditic adjective: Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
aphroditiform noun: Any of the suborder Aphroditiformia of polychaete worms,
aphroditoid noun: The analogue of the geoid for the planet Venus; the Venusian geoid. The gravitational and rotational equipotential surface for Venus. The surface that...
Aphroditopolitan adjective: Of or relating to the ancient city of Aphroditopolis.
aphrometer noun: A device used to measure the pressure within a bottle of sparkling wine.
aphronia noun: The lack of practical judgment.
aphrophorid noun: Any spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae.
aphtha noun: Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
Aphthartodocetae noun: A sixth-century non-Chalcedonian sect who believed that Christ's body was always incorruptible and only perished by Christ's conscious willing decision.
Aphthartodocetic adjective: Of or relating to the Aphthartodocetae.
Aphthartodocetism noun /ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪˌtɪzəm/: The doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical...
Aphthartodocetist noun /ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/: A follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical...
aphthic adjective: Of or relating to aphtha.
aphthitalite noun: An evaporite consisting of mixed potassium and sodium sulphates; also found in the fumaroles of volcanos.
aphthoid adjective: Of, or resembling aphtha (thrush).
aphthong noun: A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced; a silent letter or polygraph
aphthongal adjective: Being or relating to an aphthong.
aphthongia noun: An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
aphthosis noun: aphthous stomatitis
aphthous adjective: Of, or relating to aphtha.
aphthous stomatitis noun: The condition of having aphthous ulcers.
aphthous ulcer noun: An ulcer in the mouth, caused by a break in the mucous membrane.
aphthovirus noun: Any of a group of viruses, of the genus Aphthovirus, responsible for diseases such as foot and mouth
aphylactic adjective: Of a map projection: Neither conformal or equal-area.
aphyllophoraceous adjective: That do not consume leaves
aphyllophoralean adjective: Belonging to the order Aphyllophorales of fungi.
aphyllophoroid noun: Any fungus of the obsolete order Aphyllophorales.
aphyllose adjective: Alternative form of aphyllous.
aphyllous adjective /eɪˈfɪləs/: Having no leaves; leafless.
aphylly noun: Leaflessness.
aphyonid noun: Any fish in the family Aphyonidae.
aphyric adjective: Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
aphysiologic adjective: Alternative form of aphysiological.
aphysiological adjective: Not physiological
API noun, prefix /ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪ/: Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient.
API donut noun /ˌeɪpiːaɪ ˈdəʊnʌt/: An information table found on cans of motor oil, conforming to U.S. standards, which indicates the weight (viscosity) and type of oil. The central circle...
API gravity noun: A specific gravity scale measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees.
API Service Symbol noun: Synonym of API donut.
API unit noun: A unit of radioactivity used for measuring natural gamma rays in the ground.
Apia proper noun: The capital city of Samoa.
Apiacá noun: An indigenous people of Brazil, inhabiting northern Mato Grosso near the border of Pará.
apiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
Apiaká noun: Alternative form of Apiacá.
apian adjective, noun /ˈeɪpi.ən/: Relating to bees.
apiarial adjective: Of or relating to an apiary.
apiarian adjective, noun /eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/: Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.
apiarist noun /ˈeɪpi.əɹɪst/: beekeeper
apiaristic adjective: Of or pertaining to beekeeping or beekeepers.
apiary noun /ˈeɪ.pi.ə.ɹi/: A place where bees and their hives are kept.
apiator noun: A beekeeper.
apic adjective, noun, prefix: Only used in apic acid
apic acid noun: An esterified 14C-labeled fatty acid found in bee venom.
apical adjective, noun /ˈæpɪkəl/: Of or connected with the apex.
apical ancestor noun: In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.
apical annulus noun: An annulus near the top of a mushroom’s stem
apical ballooning cardiomyopathy noun: Synonym of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
apical dendrite noun: A dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell.
apical ectodermal ridge noun: A formation of ectodermal cells that occurs at the distal end of each limb bud and functions as the primary signaling point to secure the proper development...
apical germ pore noun: A small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore which is located at the spore apex, opposite the hilar appendage and used for germination.
apical meristem noun: A meristem at the top of a root or shoot.
apicalisation noun: The process, or the result of apicalising
apicalise verb: To make apical
apicalization noun: Alternative spelling of apicalisation.
apicalize verb: To make apical or to move to an apical position
apicalized adjective, verb: made apical
apically adverb: In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
apicalmost adjective: Most apical
apicalwards adverb: towards an apex
apicectomy noun: Alternative form of apicoectomy.
Apicella proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Apician adjective /əˈpɪʃən/: Of or pertaining to Marcus Gavius Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure.
apicide noun: The killing of bees.
apicidin noun: A fungal metabolite that is an inhibitor of histone deacetylase
apicifixed adjective: Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
apicifloral adjective: Having the flowers at the apex
apicillary adjective: Synonym of apical (“relating to the apex”).
apicitis noun: Inflammation of the apex of an anatomical part.
apickaback adverb: Alternative form of pickaback.
apico- prefix: Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy.
apico-alveolar adjective: Alternative form of apicoalveolar.
apico-dental adjective: Alternative form of apicodental.
apicoalveolar adjective: Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
apicobasal adjective: Relating to an apex and a base
apicobasally adverb: In an apicobasal manner.
apicobasolateral adjective: apical and basolateral
apicocardiac adjective: Located at the apex of the heart
apicocoronal adjective: Of or pertaining to the apical and coronal aspects of a tooth (the root apex and the crown); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis...
apicocoronally adverb: In apicocoronal position.
apicodental adjective, noun: Made with the apex of the tongue touching the upper front of the teeth, as in apicodental stop.
apicodistal adjective: Apical and distal.
apicodistally adverb: In an apicodistal manner or direction
apicodorsal adjective: apical and dorsal
apicoectomize verb: To carry out an apicoectomy
apicoectomy noun: An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apicolabial adjective, noun: linguolabial
apicolateral adjective: apical and lateral
apicolaterally adverb: In an apicolateral manner
apicolingual adjective: Relating to the tip of the tongue
apicolysis noun: excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apicomedial adjective: apical and medial
apicomplexan adjective, noun: Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
apicopalatal adjective: Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.
apicoplast noun: A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes...
apicoplastic adjective: Relating to apicoplasts
apicopostalveolar adjective: Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
apicoposterior adjective: apical and posterior
apicoprepalatal adjective: Articulated with the tip of the tongue against a spot just to the front of the palate.
apicortin noun: A protein present in apicomplexan parasites
apicoseptal adjective: Relating to an apicoseptum
apicoseptum noun: An apical septum
apicotarsus noun: An apical tarsus.
apicoventral adjective: apical and ventral
apicular adjective: Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculate adjective: Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
apiculated adjective: apiculate
apiculately adverb: In an apiculate manner.
apiculation noun: A short, sharply pointed tip.
apicule noun: A short apiculate projection; a spicule.
apicultor noun: Synonym of beekeeper.
apicultural adjective: Relating to beekeeping.
apiculturalist noun: A beekeeper.
apiculture noun: The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apiculturist noun: A beekeeper.
apiculum noun: A short, slender, flexible point
apiculus noun: The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apid noun: Any bee in the family Apidae.
APIDA noun: Acronym of Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American.
apidaecin noun: Any of a family of antibacterial peptides present in bees
apidictor noun: An instrument which measures and records the sounds in a beehive.
apidological adjective: Alternative form of apiological.
apidology noun: Synonym of melittology.
apiece adverb /əˈpiːs/: Following a noun or noun phrase: by, for, or to each one; each by itself.
apieces adverb: Into pieces; asunder.
apifacture noun: The production of honey by bees.
apiform adjective: Having the shape of a bee.
apiforol noun: The flavanol (2S)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-4,5,7-triol
apigenin noun: A flavone, found as a glycoside in many plants, that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine
apigeninidin noun: The deoxyanthocyanidin 3-desoxy- pelargonidin 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzopyrilium
apiin noun: A chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery, and whose aglycone is apigenin.
apikoros noun /ˌɑːpiːˈkɔɹəs/: A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorus noun: Alternative form of apikoros.
apilimod noun: The pharmaceutical drug N-[(E)-(3-methylphenyl)methylideneamino]-6-morpholin-4-yl-2-(2-pyridin-2-ylethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine
apimania noun: An excessive interest in bees.
apimaysin noun: A glycosyl flavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxo-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one, found in...
Apinagé noun: Alternative form of Apinayé.
Apinajé noun: Alternative form of Apinayé.
Apinayé noun: An ethnic group of Brazil.
apinch adverb: Pinching; so as to pinch.
-apine adjective, noun, suffix /ə.piːn/: Any bee of the subfamily Apinae or tribe Apini.
aping noun, verb /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/: Foolish imitation or mimicry.
apinoid adjective: Clean; not dirty
apio noun: Synonym of akpeteshie (“Ghanaian alcoholic drink”).
apiocerid noun: Any fly in the family Apioceridae.
apiofuranose noun: The furanose form of apiose
apiofuranosyl noun: Any radical derived from an apiofuranose
apiogalacturonan noun: A form of galacturonan containing apiose and apiobiose groups
apioglucoside noun: A glucoside of apiose
apiol noun: An oleoresin extracted from parsley
apiole noun: A phenylpropene found in the essential oil (apiol) of parsley
apiolic acid noun: An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₀O₆.
apiological adjective: Relating to apiology.
apiologist noun: A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apiology noun: The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
apiomerine noun: Any assassin bug of the tribe Apiomerini.
apionid noun: Any weevil of the family Apionidae.
apiose noun: A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants
apioside noun: Any glycoside of apiin
apiosyl noun: Any radical derived from apiose
apiosylate verb: To modify by the addition of an apiosyl radical
apiosylated adjective, verb: Modified by the addition of an apiosyl radical
apiotherapy noun: Alternative form of apitherapy.
APIPA noun: Initialism of automatic private IP addressing: a safety mechanism in dynamic host client processing to assign IP addresses within a given range when the...
apiphily noun: pollination by bees
apiphobe noun: An apiphobic person.
apiphobia noun: An inordinate fear of bees.
apiphobic adjective: Pertaining to or afflicted with apiphobia, the fear of bees.
apipuncture noun: The sting of a bee (as a supposed therapy)
APISAA noun: Acronym of Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian American.
apish adjective /ˈeɪpɪʃ/: Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
apishamore noun: A saddle blanket.
apishly adverb: In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
apishness noun: The quality or state of being apish.
apistevist noun: Someone who rejects using faith as a legitimate method to reach conclusions.
apistogrammine noun: Any cichlid of the genus Apistogramma
APIT noun: Initialism of armor-piercing incendiary tracer.
apitherapeutic adjective: relating to apitherapy
apitherapy noun: The medical use of bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.
apitong noun: The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
apitourism noun: Tourism involving bee-related activities, such as visiting an apiary.
apitourist noun: Someone who practices apitourism (tourism involving bee-related activities).
apitoxin noun: The venom found in a honey bee's sting.
apitpat adverb: Alternative form of pit-a-pat (“With quick beating or palpitation”).
apituitarism noun: The lack of a pituitary, or the loss of its function.
apivore noun: An organism that eats or consumes bees.
apivorous adjective: That feeds on bees
APIX noun /ˈæpɪks/: Aggregate path index.
apixaban noun: An anticoagulant drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolic events.
apizza noun /əˈpiːts/: A style of pizza endemic to New Haven, Connecticut, incorporating a thin, oblong crust, charring, oregano, and tomato sauce but only a small amount of...
apjohnite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
APK noun: An APK file, or an Android app distributed via APK files.
apkallu noun: A mythical sage or demigod referenced in Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions, sometimes part man and part fish.
APL noun: Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
aplacental adjective: Lacking a placenta.
aplacophoran noun: Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
aplanat noun: A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.
aplanatic adjective: Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration
aplanatism noun: Lack of spherical aberration.
aplano- prefix: immobile, fixed
aplanochytrid noun: Any marine protist of the family Aplanochytriidae
aplanogamete noun: A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
aplanospore noun: An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
aplanozygote noun: A zygote that has no flagella
aplasia noun: A condition marked by the incomplete development, or entire absence, of an organ or tissue.
aplasic adjective: aplastic; relating to aplasia
aplastic adjective: Relating to aplasia.
aplastic anæmia noun: Dated spelling of aplastic anemia.
aplastic anaemia noun: Alternative spelling of aplastic anemia.
aplastic anemia noun: A rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged, causing pancytopenia.
aplastidic adjective: Lacking plastids
aplatonic adjective, noun /ˌeɪpləˈtɒnɪk/: That feels little or no platonic attraction to others and/or desire for queerplatonic relationships.
aplaviroc noun: A drug being developed to treat HIV infection.
aplenty adjective, adverb /əˈplɛnti/: In a generous or overlarge quantity.
APLer noun: A programmer who uses APL.
aplerotic adjective: Not plerotic
Apley proper noun: A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1175)
Aplin proper noun: A surname.
aplindore noun: A drug that acts as a partial agonist selective for the dopamine receptor D2.
aplite noun: A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.
aplitic adjective: Composed of, or relating to, aplite.
aploactinid noun: Any fish in the family Aploactinidae.
aplocheilid noun: Any killifish in the family Aplocheilidae.
aplocheiloid noun: Any killifish of the suborder Aplocheiloidei
aplochitonid noun: Any fish in the family Aplochitonidae, now considered part of the family Galaxiidae.
aplodactylid noun: Any marblefish in the family Aplodactylidae.
aplodontid noun: Any member of the family Aplodontiidae, mountain beavers and their extinct relatives.
aplodontiid noun: Any member of the Aplodontiidae family of rodents.
aplomado noun: Ellipsis of aplomado falcon.
aplomado falcon noun: A medium-sized falcon, of species Falco femoralis, of the Americas.
aplomb noun /əˈplʌm/: Self-confidence; poise; composure.
aplome noun: A brown or green variety of andradite containing manganese.
aplostemonous adjective: Alternative form of haplostemonous.
aplotaxene noun: The unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (8Z,11Z,14Z)-heptadeca-1,8,11,14-tetraene present in the roots of burdock
aplousobranch noun: Any of the Aplousobranchia.
aplowite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic pink mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.
APLS noun: Initialism of advanced pediatric life support.
aplustre noun /əˈplʌstriː/: An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
aplustrid noun: Any sea snail of the family Aplustridae
aplysia noun: Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
aplysianin noun: Any of a small group of antibacterial and antineoplastic glycoproteins present in sea slugs of the genus Aplysia.
aplysiatoxin noun: A cyanotoxin produced by Aplysia californica.
aplysiid noun: Any sea hare in the family Aplysiidae.
aplysinid adjective, noun: Any sponge in the family Aplysinidae.
aplysioviolin noun: A purple-colored molecule secreted by sea hares of the genera Aplysia and Dolabella to deter predators.
aplysulphurin noun: The benzopyran derivative (2S,6R,8aS)-6-methyl-7-oxo-5-[(1S)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexyl]-2,6,7,8a-tetrahydrofuro[4,3,2-ij]isochromen-2-yl acetate found in a...
APM noun: Initialism of arbitrage pricing model.
Apma proper noun: An Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
APML noun: Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
APMPPE noun: Initialism of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy.
APN noun: Initialism of advanced practice nurse.
apnea noun /ˈæp.ni.ə/: The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
apneal adjective: Alternative form of apnoeal.
apneic adjective /æpˈniːɪk/: Exhibiting or relating to apnea: no longer breathing
apneist noun: A free-diver.
apneumatic adjective /æpnjuːˈmætɪk/: Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
apneumatosis noun: atelectasis
apneumone noun /æpn(j)uːˈməʊni/: Any substance produced by nonliving material that benefits a recipient species but is detrimental to a different species associated with the nonliving material.
apneumonous adjective: Without lungs.
apneusis noun: An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apneustic adjective: Of or relating to apneusis.
apnoea noun /ˈæp.ni.ə/: Alternative form of apnea.
apnoeal adjective: Of or characterized by apnoea.
apnoeic adjective: Alternative spelling of apneic.
apnosticism noun: Synonym of apatheism.
apo adjective, noun, prefix: Air Post Office (both Army and Air Force)
apo koinou noun /æpəˈkɔɪnuː/: A blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.
apoaequorin noun /ˌæpəʊˈiːkwəɹɪn/: An apoprotein found in the photoprotein aequorin.
apoapse noun: An apoapsis.
apoapsis noun: The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
apoareion noun: Apoapsis around Mars.
apoareon noun: Alternative form of apoareion.
apoastron noun /æpəʊˈæstɹən/: Alternative form of apastron.
apoatropine noun: The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apobaramin noun: A group of similar holobaramins.
apobaraminic adjective: Of or relating to an apobaramin.
apobaryon noun: The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to the center of mass of the system.
apobasinoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
apobioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
apocalmodulin noun: The apoprotein form of calmodulin that lacks a central calcium atom
apocalypse noun, verb /əˈpɒkəlɪps/: A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.