| ALCAHEST | • alcahest n. Alternative form of alkahest. • ALCAHEST n. (Arabic) the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists, also ALKAHEST. |
| ALCAIDES | • alcaides n. Plural of alcaide. • Alcaides prop.n. Plural of Alcaide. • ALCAIDE n. (Arabic) the commander of a Spanish fortress, also ALCAYDE. |
| ALCALDES | • alcaldes n. Plural of alcalde. • Alcaldes prop.n. Plural of Alcalde. • ALCALDE n. (Arabic) the mayor of a Spanish town, also ALCADE. |
| ALCATRAS | • alcatras n. (Obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross. • ALCATRAS n. (Arabic) a kind of large water bird. |
| ALCAYDES | • alcaydes n. Plural of alcayde. • ALCAYDE n. (Arabic) the commander of a Spanish fortress, also ALCAIDE. |
| ALCAZARS | • alcazars n. Plural of alcazar. • Alcazars prop.n. Plural of Alcazar. • ALCAZAR n. (Arabic) a Spanish fortress or palace. |
| ALCHEMIC | • alchemic adj. Alchemical. • ALCHEMIC adj. relating to alchemy. |
| ALCHERAS | • ALCHERA n. (Native Australian) the dreamtime, also ALCHERINGA. |
| ALCIDINE | • alcidine adj. Resembling or characteristic of an auk. • ALCIDINE adj. pertaining to a family of seabirds, the auks. |
| ALCOHOLS | • alcohols n. Plural of alcohol. • ALCOHOL n. (Arabic) a flammable liquid. |
| ALCOLOCK | • alcolock n. A mechanism that prevents a car from starting if the driver has exceeded the legal limits of alcohol consumption. • ALCOLOCK n. a breath-alcohol safety device fitted to the ignition of some cars. |
| ALCOPOPS | • alcopops n. Plural of alcopop. • ALCOPOP n. a drink containing alcohol but packaged and tasting like a soft drink. |
| ALCORZAS | • ALCORZA n. (Spanish) a kind of Spanish sweet. |