alca
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
Alcaeus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
alcahest
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Alcaic
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
alcalde
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
alcalescent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
alcapton
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
alcaptonuria
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine
alcazar
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
Alcea
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
Alcedo
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ type genus of the Alcedinidae
Alcelaphus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ African antelopes: hartebeests
Alces alces
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
alchemic
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ related to or concerned with alchemy
alchemical
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ related to or concerned with alchemy
alchemise
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ alter (elements) by alchemy
alchemist
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone