| ARABESQUE | • arabesque n. (Art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex… • arabesque n. (Music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano. • arabesque n. (Ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and… |
| ARABICISE | • arabicise v. To make Arabic, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style. • ARABICISE v. to make Arabic, also ARABICIZE. |
| ARABICIZE | • Arabicize v. (Transitive) To make Arabic. • ARABICIZE v. to make Arabic. |
| ARABILITY | • arability n. (Agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation. • ARABILITY n. the ability to be ploughed. |
| ARABINOSE | • arabinose n. (Biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin. • ARABINOSE n. a pentose sugar which is a constituent of many plant gums. |
| ARABISING | • Arabising v. Present participle of Arabise. • ARABISE v. to adopt Arab customs, also ARABIZE. |
| ARABIZING | • Arabizing v. Present participle of Arabize. • ARABIZE v. to adopt Arab customs, also ARABISE. |
| ARACHISES | • ARACHIS n. (Greek) a Brazilian plant genus that includes monkey-nut. |
| ARACHNIDS | • arachnids n. Plural of arachnid. • ARACHNID n. any member of the Arachnida, the large class of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, mites, etc. |
| ARACHNOID | • arachnoid adj. Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers. • arachnoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater. • arachnoid n. (Neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater.. |
| ARAGONITE | • aragonite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3… • ARAGONITE n. an orthorhombic mineral composed of calcium carbonate, also ARRAGONITE. |
| ARAHUANAS | • ARAHUANA n. a large tropical fish, also ARAWANA, AROWANA, ARUANA. |
| ARANEIDAN | • araneidan n. (Rare) Any spider. • ARANEIDAN adj. related to araneids, spiders. |
| ARAPAIMAS | • arapaimas n. Plural of arapaima. • ARAPAIMA n. (Tupi) a large freshwater food fish of South America, aka pirarucu. |
| ARAPONGAS | • arapongas n. Plural of araponga. • ARAPONGA n. (Tupi) the campanero or South American bellbird, also ARAPUNGA. |
| ARAPUNGAS | • arapungas n. Plural of arapunga. • ARAPUNGA n. (Tupi) the campanero or S. American bellbird, also ARAPONGA. |
| ARAUCARIA | • araucaria n. An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria. • Araucaria n. A species of the genus Araucaria. • Araucaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araucariaceae – conifer trees, native to South America and Australasia… |