English words: alphoid to alternapop

300 English words, part 59 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words alphoid to alternapop

alphoid adjective: Describing repetitive tandem sequences of DNA in the human centromere
alphol noun: A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.
Alphonse proper noun: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Alphonsian adjective: Of or relating to Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787), Italian Catholic bishop, writer, and theologian.
alphonsin noun: A surgical instrument, consisting of three prongs surrounded by a ring, which close when the ring is drawn forward and open when the ring is drawn back.
Alphonsine adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Alfonsine.
Alphonso noun: Synonym of Alphonso mango.
Alphonso mango noun: A type of Indian mango with golden-yellow skin and a rich, creamy texture.
Alphonzo proper noun: A male given name from Italian or from Spanish [in turn from the Germanic languages], of rare usage, variant of Alfonso.
alphorn noun /ˈalp.hɔːn/: A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and...
alphornist noun: Someone who plays the alphorn.
alphos noun /ˈælfəs/: Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
alphoscerate noun: 3-glycerophosphate
alphosis noun: Albinism.
alphostatin noun: A phosphopeptide, 1-O-[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl] 5-O-phosphono...
Alpian adjective: Alpine.
alpidem noun: An anxiolytic imidazopyridine drug that is related to zolpidem.
alpidic adjective: Of or pertaining to the Alps or features related to the Alpine region. It is often used in geology and geography to describe types of mountain ranges or...
alpine adjective, noun /ˈæl.paɪn/: Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
alpine accentor noun: Prunella collaris, a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae
alpine anemone noun: Synonym of alpine pasqueflower.
alpine bellflower noun: A tough, low-growing perennial native to European mountain ranges, featuring violet-blue, star-shaped, or bell-shaped flowers.
alpine bistort noun: Bistorta vivipara, a perennial herbaceous flowering plant.
alpine bullhead noun: A species of fish in the Cottidae family, Cottus poecilopus.
alpine butterfly bend noun: A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Also known as the butterfly knot.
alpine butterfly knot noun: A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known simply as the butterfly knot.
alpine chamois noun: Synonym of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra).
alpine chough noun /ˈalpaɪn ˈtʃʌf/: A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across...
alpine club moss noun: Dated spelling of alpine clubmoss.
alpine clubmoss noun: Diphasiastrum alpinum, a club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae.
alpine coil noun: A type of knot used to secure a coiled rope.
alpine combined noun: An event in alpine skiing which combines runs on a downhill skiing course and a slalom course, for individual skiers.
Alpine Dachsbracke noun: A small breed of dog of the scent hound type originated in Austria.
alpine divorce noun: The situation where an individual is abandoned by their romantic partner during hiking, climbing or mountaineering, mainly due to an argument.
alpine fir noun: A fir tree of species Abies lasiocarpa
alpine fleabane noun: A flower of species Erigeron alpiniformis found in Canada and Greenland
Alpine goat noun: A breed of medium to large domestic goat that originated in the French Alps.
Alpine grassland orange noun: Aponotoreas insignis, a species of butterfly.
Alpine hat noun: Synonym of Tyrolean hat.
alpine hawkweed noun: Hawkweed of species Hieracium alpinum, found in Europe and Greenland.
Alpine horn noun: Synonym of alphorn.
Alpine ibex noun: A steinbock (Capra ibex).
alpine laburnum noun: Synonym of Scotch laburnum.
alpine lady's-mantle noun: The herb Alchemilla alpina.
alpine larch noun: Larix lyallii, a deciduous coniferous tree native to northwestern North America.
alpine marmot noun: A marmot of species Marmota marmota, of the mountains of central and southern Europe.
alpine meadow lizard noun: Adolfus alleni, a species of lizard.
alpine newt noun: a newt of the salamander order Caudata, Ichthyosaura alpestris, formerly Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris.
alpine pasqueflower noun: A perennial flowering plant of species Pulsatilla alpina, found in central and southern Europe.
alpine poppy noun: Oreomecon alpina, a short, upright, hairy poppy found in the Alps.
alpine salamander noun: Salamandra atra, a black salamander found in certain mountainous parts of Europe.
alpine saxifrage noun: Micranthes nivalis (snow saxifrage), a Eurasian plant
alpine skier noun: A skier who specializes in alpine skiing (the disciplines of super-G, giant slalom, slalom, downhill)
alpine skiing noun: A sport involving skiing downhill.
alpine snowboard noun: A snowboard variant used in alpine snowboarding. A narrow snowboard, with one upturned front tip and a tail, appearing similar to an extremely wide ski....
alpine snowboarder noun: A participant in alpine snowboarding; one who uses an alpine snowboard.
alpine snowboarding noun: The winter recreational activity of using an alpine snowboard.
alpine start noun: A mountaineer's early start on climbing in the morning, before it is light.
alpinely adverb: In an alpine way, loftily.
alpinesque adjective: Having an alpine style.
alpinetin noun: The chromenone (2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one present in some ginger plants (of the genus Alpinia)
Alpini noun: The specialist mountain infantry of the Italian army.
alpinia noun: Any plant of the genus Alpinia.
Alpinid noun: A member of the Caucasoid race characterized by neotenous facial features and stockier build.
alpinism noun /ˈælpɪnɪzəm/: Mountain climbing.
alpinist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to alpinism.
alpinistic adjective: alpinist
alpinoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
alpiropride noun: A dopamine antagonist.
alpish adjective /ˈæl.pɪʃ/: Of or pertaining to the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe; Alpine.
alpist noun: A seed of canary grass.
alpland noun: Terrain characterized by alps.
alpona noun: Alternative form of alpana.
Alport proper noun: A surname.
Alport syndrome noun: A genetic disorder characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss.
ALPR noun: Initialism of automated/automatic license plate recognition.
alprafenone noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
alprazolam noun /alˈpɹeɪ.zəʊ.lam/: A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of...
alprenolol noun: A drug used to treat angina.
alprostadil noun /ælˈpɹɑs.təˌdɪl/: Prostaglandin E₁, a vasodilatory drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Alpujarran adjective: Of or relating to the Alpujarra region of Spain.
Alpujarras proper noun: Synonym of Alpujarra (“region of Andalusia”).
alqueire noun /ɑlˈkeɪɹi/: A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
alquerque noun: An ancient strategy board game, an ancestor of checkers, thought to have originated in the Middle East.
alquifou noun /ælkɪˈfuː/: A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
alquifoux noun: Alternative form of alquifou.
alr adjective, adverb, interjection: Clipping of already.
alrdy adverb: Abbreviation of already.
Alre proper noun: A tributary of the River Itchen in Hampshire, England.
alreadiness noun: The state or quality of being or happening already.
already adverb /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/: Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
Alred proper noun: A surname.
alreet adjective, interjection: alright
Alresford proper noun /ˈɒlsfəɹd/: A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).
alrestatin noun: An aldose reductase inhibitor.
alretty adverb: Pronunciation spelling of already.
Alrewas proper noun: A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1715).
alright interjection /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/: Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
alright me babber phrase: A generic greeting.
alright me lover phrase: A generic greeting.
alright my babber phrase: Alternative form of alright me babber.
alright my lover phrase: Alternative form of alright me lover.
alrightie interjection: Alternative form of alrighty.
alrightnik noun: A person who has attained a successful lifestyle, but is considered vulgar or nouveau riche.
alrighty interjection: Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alrite adjective, interjection: Informal spelling of alright.
als noun: Initialism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Alsace proper noun /ælˈseɪs/: A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the...
Alsace-Lorrainer noun: A native or inhabitant of Alsace-Lorraine.
alsactide noun: A synthetic peptide and analogue of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), used as a diagnostic agent in kidney function for adrenal insufficiency.
Alsager proper noun /ˈɔːlseɪd͡ʒə/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7955).
alsakharovite noun: Only used in alsakharovite-Zn.
alsakharovite-Zn noun: An extremely rare alkaline strontium zinc titanium silicate mineral from the cyclosilicates class, with formula written as...
Alsatia proper noun: An area lying north of London's River Thames, once privileged as a sanctuary and thus known as a refuge for criminals. It spanned from the Whitefriars...
alsatian adjective, noun /ælˈseɪʃən/: Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
Alsatian wolf dog noun: German Shepherd
Alsatianness noun: The quality of being Alsatian.
Alsea proper noun: An extinct Penutian language spoken in the United States.
ALSEP noun: Initialism of Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.
ALSer noun: A person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
alseroxylon noun: A purified extract of the root of Rauvolfia serpentina, used as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor in the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris and...
alsevalimab noun: An anti-B7-H4 monoclonal antibody.
alsifilm noun: A thin, transparent, flexible film made from bentonite.
alsike noun: Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
alsinaceous adjective /ˌæl.səˈneɪ.ʃəs/: Of or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed.
Alsip proper noun: A surname.
also adverb, conjunction /ˈɔːl.səʊ/: In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
also known as preposition: Used to introduce an alternative name.
also-ran noun: A person or animal who competed in a race, or other competition, but did not win.
Alsop proper noun: A surname.
Alspaugh proper noun: A surname.
Alstead proper noun: A town and village therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
alsterpaullone noun: A particular cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that induces apoptosis
Alston proper noun: A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).
alstonerine noun: A macrolide alkaloid, based on an indole structure, that has cytotoxic activity
alstonia noun: Any member of the genus Alstonia of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
alstonidin noun: Alternative form of alstonidine.
alstonidine noun: An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alstonin noun: Alternative form of alstonine.
alstonine noun: A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite noun: An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
Alstonville proper noun: A town in the Ballina council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
alstroemeria noun /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/: Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
Alström-Hallgren syndrome noun: Synonym of Alström syndrome.
Alström syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive genetic disorder characterised by childhood obesity and multiple organ dysfunction.
Alsup proper noun: A surname.
alt adjective, noun, prefix, verb /ɔːlt/: Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
alt.1der noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.1d.
alt.2600er noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.2600 (on the topic of computer security, hacking and phreaking).
Alt-A adjective: Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based on the borrower's...
alt.atheist noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.atheism.
alt-azimuth noun: Alternative form of altazimuth.
alt-cannabinoid noun: Synonym of alternative cannabinoid.
alt-country noun: Clipping of alternative country.
Alt-F4 noun, verb: A keyboard shortcut in Windows that completely closes the application or a focused window.
alt-fact noun: Alternative form of alternative fact
alt fashion noun: Clipping of alternative fashion.
alt.flamer noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.
alt-girl noun: A subculturally alternative girl.
Alt Gr noun: A keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.
alt.horrorian noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.horror.
alt key noun: A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.
alt left noun: A political movement whose supporters hold extreme left-wing views and reject mainstream politics. It's a purported political faction espousing an extreme...
alt lit noun: Clipping of alternative literature, a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media, and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s.
alt-metal noun: Clipping of alternative metal
alt-middle noun: Synonym of alt-center
alt-monthly noun: An alternative newspaper published monthly.
alt-pop noun: Clipping of alternative pop.
alt.rapper noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.rap.
alt.revisionist noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.revisionism.
alt right adjective, noun: An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.
alt-righter noun: A member of the alt-right.
alt-rightist noun: A member of the alt-right.
alt-righty adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of the alt-right.
alt rock noun: Clipped compound of alternative rock.
alt-rocker noun: A performer of alternative rock music.
alt.slacker noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.slack.
alt.surfer noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.
alt-tab noun, verb: A keyboard shortcut in Windows that switches between application-level windows, sorted by most recently active.
alt-tech noun: Social media and other Internet platforms with a large alt-right userbase.
alt text noun: A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
alt-weekly noun: An alternative newspaper published weekly.
alt.writer noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.writing.
alta noun /ˈɑːltə/: Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.
alta-male adjective, noun: A man who values personal realization over more conventional measures of success.
Altadena proper noun: A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Altai noun: The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.
Altaian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.
Altaic adjective /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes...
Altaicist noun: A linguist who subscribes to the Altaic language group hypothesis.
Altair proper noun /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/: The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Altairian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the star Altair.
altaite noun: Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.
altaltissimo noun: The highest point of something; the pinnacle or apex.
Altamaha proper noun: A major river in Georgia, United States.
Altamira proper noun: A surname from Spanish
Altamirano proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Altamont proper noun: An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California.
altanserin noun: A compound that binds to the 5-HT_(2A) receptor in the brain, used as a radioligand when labelled with fluorine-18.
altar noun /ˈɒl.tə/: A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
altar bell noun: A bell rung at significant times during the Mass.
altar boy noun: A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.
altar bread noun: Bread which is used in a eucharistic service.
altar call noun: A tradition, typically held at the end of an evangelical address, in which those who wish to make a new spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ are invited to...
altar card noun: One of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers.
altar carpet noun: A carpet covering the sanctuary and steps of the high altar.
altar cloth noun: A decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar.
altar girl noun: A girl serving as an acolyte.
altar guild noun: Synonym of altar society.
altar of repose noun: An altar where the communion hosts consecrated on Maundy Thursday during the Mass of the Lord's Supper are placed, or "reserved", for use on Good Friday.
altar poem noun: a visual poem in the shape of an altar or a cross
altar screen noun: Synonym of rood screen.
altar server noun: A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.
altar society noun: A group of laypersons in a parish church who maintain the ceremonial objects used in worship.
altar stone noun: A consecrated stone that forms all or part of the mensa of an altar.
altar tomb noun: A monumental memorial resembling an altar, often with a canopy.
altar wine noun: A particular type of wine produced for ritual consumption during the Roman Catholic Mass.
altarage noun: The offerings made upon the altar or to a church.
altarcloth noun: Alternative form of altar cloth.
altared adjective: Furnished with an altar.
altarer noun: A member of a monastic community responsible for providing food and drink; cellarer.
altarist noun: A chaplain.
altarity noun: Otherness exalted as if a religious concept.
altarless adjective: Not having an altar.
altarlet noun: A small altar.
altarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an altar.
altarpiece noun /ˈɑl.təɹˌpis/: a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altarstone noun: Alternative form of altar stone.
altarward adjective, adverb: Being in or facing towards an altar.
altarware noun: Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist.
altarwise adjective: Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
Altavista proper noun: A barangay of Matalom, Leyte, Philippines.
Altay noun: Alternative form of Altai.
altazimuth noun /ælˈtæzɪməθ/: A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
altbier noun /ˈɑltˌbɪɹ/: A form of German top-fermenting beer that originated in Westphalia and later spread to parts of the Rhineland.
altcast noun: A secondary broadcast feed of a sporting event.
altcoin noun: A cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.
Altdorf proper noun: A municipality, a town, the capital of Uri canton, Switzerland.
ALTE noun: Acronym of apparent life-threatening event.
Altea proper noun: A city in Alicante, Spain.
Altemus proper noun: A surname from German.
Altena proper noun: A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Altenberg proper noun: A surname.
Altenburg proper noun: A surname.
altenuene noun: The toxic chromenone (2S,3S,4aS)-2,3,7-trihydroxy-9-methoxy-4a-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one present in the fungus Alternaria tenuis
altepetl noun: A Nahua community; a pueblo.
alteplase noun /ˈal.təp.leɪz/: A form of the enzyme plasminogen activator (trademark Activase) produced by genetic engineering and used to dissolve blood clots in thromboembolic disorders...
alter noun, prefix, verb /ˈɒl.tə/: To change the form or structure of.
alter ego noun /ˈɔːl.təɹ iːɡəʊ/: An individual's alternate personality or persona; another self.
alter-egotism noun: The identification of other beings or individuals with oneself.
alter-globalisation noun: Alternative form of alter-globalization.
alter-globalist noun: A proponent of alter-globalization.
alter-globalization noun: A social movement in support of global cooperation and interaction, but opposing the negative effects of economic globalization.
alter idem noun: Synonym of alter ego.
alter kaker noun: An old fart or old fogey.
alter kocker noun: Alternative form of alter kaker.
alter or change verb: To modify.
alterability noun: The property of being alterable.
alterable adjective, noun: Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable.
alterableness noun: The state or quality of being alterable.
alterably adverb: In an alterable manner.
alterant adjective, noun: Something that causes alteration, that alters.
alterated adjective: altered; changed
alteration noun /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/: The act of altering or making different.
alterationist noun: A person whose job is to make clothing alterations.
alterative adjective, noun /ˈɒl.tɹə.tɪv/: A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.
alterator noun: One who or that which alters something; a changer.
altercate verb /ˈɔːltəkeɪt/: To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
altercation noun /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/: An angry or heated dispute.
altercative adjective: Characterized by altercation.
altercator noun: One who altercates.
altered adjective, noun, verb /ˈɔːl.təd/: A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
altered scale noun: A seven-note dominant scale where all nonessential tones have been altered.
alteredness noun: The state or condition of being altered.
alteregoism noun: Altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself.
alteregoistic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
alterer noun: One who alters.
alterglobalisation noun: Alternative form of alter-globalisation.
alterglobalization noun: Alternative form of alter-globalization.
alterhuman noun /ˌɒl.təˈhjuː.mən/: A category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity. This can include but is not...
alterhumanity noun: The quality of being alterhuman.
altering noun, verb: alteration
alteringly adverb: So as to alter or change something.
alteriority noun: sense of difference
alterite noun: A rare yellow-green mineral with the chemical formula Zn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4·17H2O.
alteritism noun: An approach in postcolonial literary criticism that seeks to bypass orientalist or Eurocentric perspectives but, in foregrounding otherness, reproduces...
alterity noun: Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
altermagnetism noun: A type of persistent magnetic state in ideal crystals.
Alterman proper noun: A surname.
altermatic adjective /ˌɒl.təˈmæt.ɪk/: Describing a certain combinatorial lower bound of a chromatic number of a graph.
altern adjective: Acting by turns; alternate.
alterna-rock noun: Alternative form of alternarock.
alterna-teen noun: Alternative form of alternateen.
alternacy noun: alternateness; alternation
alternan noun: The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase.
alternance noun: Alternation.
alternansucrase noun: A glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that transfers an alpha-D-glucosyl residue from sucrose alternately to the 6- and...
alternant adjective, noun: Alternating from one row of a matrix to another.
alternanthera noun: Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Alternanthera in the amaranth family.
alternapop noun /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌpɒp/: Alternative pop music.

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.