alkaline | (adjective) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 | Synonyms: alkalic |
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amygdaline | (adjective) related to or resembling an almond | - |
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anopheline | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes | - |
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anticholinergic | (adjective) inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site | - |
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aquiline | (adjective) curved down like an eagle's beak | Synonyms: hooked |
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bilinear | (adjective) linear with respect to each of two variables or positions | - |
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borderline | (adjective) of questionable or minimal quality | Synonyms: marginal |
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bubaline | (adjective) relating to or resembling a buffalo | - |
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cauline | (adjective) especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem | - |
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(adjective) (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground | Synonyms: caulescent, stemmed |
cholinergic | (adjective) releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound | - |
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collinear | (adjective) lying on the same line | - |
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crystalline | (adjective) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals | - |
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(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | Synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent |
(adjective) distinctly or sharply outlined | - |
curvilineal | (adjective) characterized by or following a curved line | Synonyms: curvilinear |
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curvilinear | (adjective) characterized by or following a curved line | Synonyms: curvilineal |
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delineate | (adjective) represented accurately or precisely | Synonyms: delineated, represented |
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delineated | (adjective) represented accurately or precisely | Synonyms: delineate, represented |
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delineative | (adjective) depicted in a recognizable manner | Synonyms: depictive |
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disciplined | (adjective) obeying the rules | - |
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(adjective) trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise | - |
disinclined | (adjective) unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval | - |
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feline | (adjective) of or relating to cats | - |
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hardline | (adjective) firm and uncompromising | Synonyms: hard-line |
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hyaline | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaloid |
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inclined | (adjective) at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position | - |
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(adjective) (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency | - |
(adjective) having made preparations | Synonyms: disposed, fain, prepared |
interlineal | (adjective) written between lines of text | Synonyms: interlinear |
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interlinear | (adjective) written between lines of text | Synonyms: interlineal |
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lineal | (adjective) in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | Synonyms: direct |
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(adjective) arranged in a line | - |
linear | (adjective) of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension | Synonyms: one-dimensional |
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(adjective) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | Synonyms: additive |
(adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analog, analogue |
(adjective) measured lengthwise | Synonyms: running |
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow | Synonyms: elongate |
lined | (adjective) having a lining or a liner; often used in combination | - |
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(adjective) bordered by a line of things | - |
(adjective) (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams | Synonyms: seamed |
linelike | (adjective) resembling a line | - |
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masculine | (adjective) associated with men and not with women | - |
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(adjective) male (of grammatical gender) | - |
(adjective) (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable | - |
matrilineal | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the female line | Synonyms: matrilinear |
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matrilinear | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the female line | Synonyms: matrilineal |
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microcrystalline | (adjective) containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope | - |
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noncrystalline | (adjective) not crystalline | - |
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nonlinear | (adjective) designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree | - |
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oldline | (adjective) long-established | Synonyms: old-line |
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(adjective) adhering to conservative or reactionary principles | Synonyms: old-line |
online | (adjective) connected to a computer network or accessible by computer | Synonyms: on-line |
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(adjective) on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system | Synonyms: on-line |
(adjective) being in progress now | Synonyms: on-line |
opaline | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent |
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outlined | (adjective) showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary | Synonyms: defined |
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patrilineal | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilinear |
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patrilinear | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilineal |
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polycrystalline | (adjective) composed of aggregates of crystals | - |
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rectilineal | (adjective) characterized by a straight line or lines | Synonyms: rectilinear |
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rectilinear | (adjective) characterized by a straight line or lines | Synonyms: rectilineal |
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saline | (adjective) containing salt | - |
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saxicoline | (adjective) growing on or living among rocks | Synonyms: saxatile, saxicolous |
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sepaline | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a sepal | Synonyms: sepaloid |
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sibylline | (adjective) having a secret or hidden meaning | Synonyms: cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, kabbalistic, qabalistic |
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(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy | Synonyms: divinatory, mantic, sibyllic, vatic, vatical |
streamlined | (adjective) made efficient by stripping off nonessentials | - |
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(adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow | Synonyms: aerodynamic, flowing, sleek |
undelineated | (adjective) not represented accurately or precisely | - |
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undisciplined | (adjective) lacking in discipline or control | Synonyms: ungoverned |
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(adjective) not subjected to correction or discipline | Synonyms: uncorrected |
(adjective) not subjected to discipline | - |
unlined | (adjective) not having a lining or liner | - |
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(adjective) smooth, especially of skin | Synonyms: seamless, unseamed |