allegory a short moral story
alchemy a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
Al-hakim an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)
alkalemia a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)
allogamy cross-fertilization in plants
alchemic related to or concerned with alchemy
leukemia disease characterized by overproduction of white blood cells
ubiquitous being present everywhere at once
welcome the state of being received with pleasure
alchemize alter (elements) by alchemy
alocasia any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
alchemise alter (elements) by alchemy
al-Qaida a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
Esquimau a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic
alexia inability to perceive written words
acquiesce agree or express agreement
Algeria a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
leukaemia malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues
albumin a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
eulogium a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently