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- ALGETICProducing or having relation to pain.
- ALGOPHOBIAFear of pain.
- ALGOPHOBIASFear of pain.
- ALGORITHMA collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an ou
- ALIPHATICOf a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
- ALLANTOISA sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
- ALLOPATRIESThe condition of being allopatric.
- ALLOTROPEAny form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical prop
- ALMSSomething given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- ALOGIAA general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.
- ALOGIASA general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.
- ALOPECIABaldness.
- ALOPECOIDSimilar to or resembling a fox.
- ALPHAThe name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- AMAHA woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- AMANITAAny of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous.
- AMARANTHAn imaginary flower that does not wither.
- AMAZONA tall, strong, athletic woman.
- AMBLYGONITEA mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
- AMBOA raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
- AMBROSIAThe food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- AMBROTYPEAn early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
- AMELIAThe congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- AMETHYSTA transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
- AMIANTHUSA type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
- AMNESIALoss of memory; forgetfulness.
- AMNESTYForgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
- AMNIOTICPertaining to the amnion.
- AMOEBAA member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- AMOEBEANDescribing a form of prosody (amoebaeum) featuring alternating responses.
- AMORPHOUSLacking a definite form or clear shape.
- AMPHIBIANOf or relating to the class Amphibia.
- AMPHIBIOUSCapable of functioning on land or in water.
- AMPHIBOLEAny of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.
- AMPHIBOLOGYAmphiboly.
- AMPHIBOLOUSAmbiguous; doubtful or unclear.
- AMPHIBOLYAn ambiguous grammatical construction.
- AMPHICTYONOne of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
- AMPHIGORYA nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning.
- AMPHIOXUSThe lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
- AMPHIPROSTYLEHaving columns at either end but not along the sides.
- AMPHISCIANThat lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
- AMPHORAA large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
- AMPHOTERICHaving the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.
- AMUSIAThe inability to comprehend or respond to music.
- AMYGDALEAn almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
- AMYLSynonym of pentyl.
- ANABATICrising (up a slope)
- ANABOLICOf or relating to anabolism.
- ANABOLISMThe constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
- ANACHARISAny freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
- ANACHORISMSomething that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
- ANADEMA headband, especially a garland of flowers.
- ANADROMOUSThat lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
- ANAEROBICWithout oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- ANAGLYPHA decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
- ANAGRAMA word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
- ANALECTSA collection of excerpts or quotes.
- ANALGESICAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
- ANALOGIn which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- ANALOGISMAn argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
- ANALOGOUSHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
- ANALOGYA relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- ANALYTICOf, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
- ANALYTICSThe principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
- ANALYZETo subject to analysis.
- ANAPESTA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | ⏖ – |:
- ANAPLEROTICForming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
- ANAPTYCTICOf or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
- ANAPTYXISThe epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
- ANARCHISTOne who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
- ANARCHYThe state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- ANASTROPHEUnusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
- ANATEXISThe metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
- ANATOMICOf or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.
- ANATOMYThe science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
- ANCHORA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- ANCONThe corner of a wall or rafter.
- ANDROECIUMThe set of a flower's stamens.
- ANEMIAA medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin
- ANEMOIANostalgia for a time or a place one has never known.
- ANERGYDilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
- ANEROIDNot using or containing fluid
- ANETICSoothing; helping to relieve a malady.
- ANEURYSMAn abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
- ANGELICBelonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
- ANGIOSPERMAny plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
- ANGORAA Turkish Angora cat.
- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- ANIONA negatively charged ion.
- ANISEAn umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It h
- ANODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have eithe
- ANOMALOUSDeviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
- ANOMALYA deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- ANOMIEAlienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
- ANOPHELESA mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.
- ANOREXIALoss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
- ANORTHITEA variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
- ANTALGICalleviating pain
- ANTHEMAntiphon.