allomorph
— Noun
– English
~ any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
allomorph
— Noun
– English
~ a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
allomorphic
— Adjective
– English
~ pertaining to allomorphs
allopathic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the practice of allopathy; "allopathic remedies"
allopathy
— Noun
– English
~ the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
allopatric
— Adjective
– English
~ (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
allopatry
— Noun
– English
~ the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
allophone
— Noun
– English
~ (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
allophonic
— Adjective
– English
~ pertaining to allophones
allopurinol
— Noun
– English
~ a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
allosaur
— Noun
– English
~ late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
allosaurus
— Noun
– English
~ late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
allot
— Verb
– English
~ administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
allot
— Verb
– English
~ allow to have; "grant a privilege"
allot
— Verb
– English
~ give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
allotment
— Noun
– English
~ the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
allotment
— Noun
– English
~ a share set aside for a specific purpose
allotrope
— Noun
– English
~ a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"
allotropic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"
allotropical
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"