|
|
Reverse Search
Reverse Search allows you to search within the full text of dictionary entries for words, word parts, and phrases.
Search for entries that contain:
Exact matches of any of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."
Any form of any of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."
Exact matches of all of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."
The exact sequence of words and/or characters entered in the search box (for example, a fragment of a word, a single word, multiple words, or even a phrase containing punctuation)
Example: Searching for "a variety of apple" identifies all entries that contain that phrase. Searching for "app" identifies all entries that contain the letters "app," such as occurrences of "apple," "application," and "apply."
Search within these fields:
Optional:
Limit by part of speech:
| amide |
an organic compound derived from ammonia, such as acetamide, or a metallic derivative, such as sodium amide. |
| amine |
any of a group of ammonia derivatives in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic groups containing hydrogen and carbon. |
| ammonia |
a liquid with a strong smell made from a chemical gas and water. Ammonia is used in some cleaning products and in fertilizers. |
| ammoniac |
of, containing, or like ammonia. [1/2 definitions] |
| ammoniate |
to treat, combine, or mix with ammonia. [2 definitions] |
| ammonification |
infusion with ammonia or an ammonium compound, as in the production of fertilizer. [2 definitions] |
| ammonium |
the ion resulting from the chemical combination of ammonia and a hydrogen ion. |
| ammonium hydroxide |
a colorless basic solution produced by dissolving ammonia in water, used as a household cleaner and in the production of textiles, plastic, and the like. (See ammonia.) |
| ammono |
of or containing ammonia. |
| chloramine |
any of a group of chlorine compounds derived from ammonia. |
| nitrogen |
a chemical element that has seven protons in each nucleus and that occurs as a colorless, odorless gas that comprises about eighty percent of the earth's atmosphere, or in important compounds such as nitrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and ammonia. (symbol: N) [1/3 definitions] |
| sal volatile |
an aromatic solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol or ammonia water; smelling salts. [1/2 definitions] |
| Solvay process |
a process for making sodium carbonate by using salt, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. |
| spirits of ammonia |
a solution of ammonia in alcohol and water, often with other aromatic agents. |
| urea |
a soluble nitrogen compound found in the urine of mammals, and synthesized from carbon dioxide and ammonia for use in fertilizers, animal feeds, and other products. |
|
|