| Alaska Standard Time |
the standard time used in most of Alaska, nine hours behind Greenwich time. |
| alate |
having wings or winglike parts; winged. |
| alb |
a full-length linen robe worn by some Christian priests at the Eucharist. |
| albacore |
a variety of tuna found in warm to temperate waters, and often canned for human consumption. |
| Albania |
a Balkan country bordered by Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea. |
| Albanian |
of or pertaining to Albania or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Albany |
the capital of New York. |
| albatross |
any of several of the largest seabirds, with webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks, that are found chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| albedo |
the degree to which a planet, asteroid, or the like reflects light. [2 definitions] |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| Alberta |
a Canadian province located between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. |
| Albert Einstein |
a German physicist, U.S. citizen after 1940, who formulated the theories of relativity (b.1879--d.1955). |
| Albertina Sisulu |
South African anti-apartheid activist, who is a founding member of the Federation of South African Women and a member of the African National Congress (b.1919). |
| Albert Schweitzer |
a French physician, musician, and missionary in Africa (b.1875--d.1965). |
| Albigenses |
the members of a Christian sect that flourished in southern France from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, when it was exterminated for heresy. |
| albinism |
a congenital condition characterized by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. |
| albino |
an animal or human that has a congenital lack of pigmentation resulting in abnormally pale skin and hair and pink eyes, or a plant that similarly lacks pigmentation. |
| album |
a book or binder with blank pages or empty pockets in which a collection can be inserted, as of photographs, stamps, or mementos. [3 definitions] |
| albumen |
the nutritive substance surrounding an embryo or seed, such as the white of an egg. [2 definitions] |
| albumin |
any of a class of proteins soluble in water and coagulating in heat, found in egg white, blood, milk, and various plant and animal tissues. |
| Albuquerque |
the largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, located in the central region. |