| alignment |
the act of arranging, adjusting, or forming into a straight line, logical sequence, or coordinated system. [4 definitions] |
| alike |
to the same degree or in a like manner. [2 definitions] |
| aliment |
physical nourishment; food. [3 definitions] |
| alimentary |
relating to food or nutrition. [2 definitions] |
| alimentary canal |
the body passage into which food is ingested and in which it is digested; passage from the mouth to the anus; digestive tract. |
| alimentation |
that which serves as nourishment; food. [2 definitions] |
| alimony |
financial support given by one separated or divorced spouse to the other, usu. by legal agreement. [2 definitions] |
| aline |
variant of align. |
| aliphatic |
indicating an organic chemical compound in which the carbon atoms make an open chain. |
| aliquot |
in math, forming a whole number divisor of another number without a remainder. [3 definitions] |
| alit |
past tense and past participle of alight1. |
| a little |
a small amount of something (used when the amount, though small, is nonetheless significant). [5 definitions] |
| alive |
having life; living. [4 definitions] |
| alive to |
keenly aware of. |
| alizarin |
a reddish orange or brownish orange chemical substance from which dyes are made. |
| alkali |
any of a category of base chemicals, made up of hydroxides of certain metals and of ammonium, which neutralize acids to form salts. [2 definitions] |
| alkali metal |
any of a group of highly reactive chemical elements, such as sodium and potassium, that are typically univalent cations forming various compounds, but that can be isolated as soft, low-density metals. |
| alkaline |
of, containing, or similar to an alkali. [2 definitions] |
| alkaline-earth metal |
any of a group of highly reactive chemical elements, such as calcium and magnesium, that are typically divalent cations and form compounds with various other elements. |
| alkalinize |
to produce an alkali from (a chemical group). [2 definitions] |
| alkalize |
see "alkalinize." |