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9,359 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

alcyonien: halcyon (all senses)
alcyonique: halcyon (calm)
alcène: alkene
alcénique: alkenyl
alcénone: alkenone
alcôve: alcove
alderman: alderman
aldin: Aldine
aldol: aldol
aldolique: aldolic
aldolisation: aldolization
aldonique: aldonic
aldostérone: aldosterone
aldébarien: Relating to the star Aldebaran
aldéhyde: aldehyde
aldéhydique: aldehydic
ale: ale
alea jacta est: the die is cast
alentir: to slow down
alentisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of alentir
alentour: around
alentours: surroundings, neighbouring areas
alerte: alert; agile
alerte: alert
alerte Amber: amber alert
alerte rouge: red alert
alertement: alertly
alerter: to alert
aleucémique: aleukemic
aleurite: candlenut (or similar plant of the genus Aleurites)
aleurode: whitefly
aleurodiphage: aleurodophagous
aleuromètre: aleurometer
aleurone: aleurone
alevin: alevin
alevinage: restocking (a river) with fish fry
aleviner: to stock a river/lake with fry (young fish)
alevinier: hatchery (for fish fry)
alexandra: a cocktail containing cognac, crème de cacao and crème fraîche with grated nutmeg for decoration
alexandrin: alexandrine
alexandrin: alexandrine (line of poetic meter having twelve syllables)
alexie: alexia
alexine: alexine
alexipharmaque: capable of counteracting a poison; antidotal, alexipharmic
alexipharmaque: a substance capable of reverting the affects of a poison; antidote
alexipyrétique: alexipyretic
alexique: alexic
alexithymie: alexithymia
alexitère: alexiteric
alexitère: alexiteric
alezan: chestnut (colour of a horse)
alezan: chestnut (horse, its colour); palomino
alfa: esparto
alfange: a Moorish scimitar
alfatier: esparto
alfatier: esparto farmer
alfénide: alfenide
algaire: algal
algal: algal
algarade: row, dispute, quarrel; insult, angry outburst