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- AMUSEDLYIn an amused manner
- AMUSEMENTEntertainment.
- AMUSERSomeone who amuses.
- AMUSIAThe inability to comprehend or respond to music.
- AMUSINGpresent participle and gerund of amuse
- AMUSINGLYIn an amusing manner.
- AMUSIVEIllusive, deceitful.
- AMYGDALEAn almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
- AMYGDALINA glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
- AMYGDALINEAlternative form of amygdalin.
- AMYGDALINSA glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
- AMYGDULEA rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
- AMYLSynonym of pentyl.
- AMYLACEOUSPertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
- AMYLASEAny of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler s
- AMYLENEpentene.
- AMYLICPertaining to, or derived from, amyl
- AMYLOGENThe water-soluble part of granulose.
- AMYLOGENSThe water-soluble part of granulose.
- AMYLOIDA waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
- AMYLOIDOSISAny of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
- AMYLOPECTINA highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
- AMYLOPLASTA specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
- AMYLOSEThe soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
- AMYOTONIALack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital.
- AMYOTROPHICCharacterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).
- ANABLEPSSynonym of four-eyed fish.
- ANABOLICOf or relating to anabolism.
- ANABOLISMThe constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
- 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.
- ANAEROBEAn anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
- 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.
- ANAGLYPHICRelating to anaglyphs.
- ANALOf, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- ANALECTSA collection of excerpts or quotes.
- ANALEPTICThat restores or stimulates health.
- ANALGESICAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
- ANALITYThe state of being anal.
- ANALLYInvolving the anus.
- 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).
- ANALOGICOf or pertaining to analogy.
- ANALOGISMAn argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
- ANALOGISTSomeone who makes an analogy, or represents something using an analogy.
- ANALOGIZETo express as an analogy.
- ANALOGOUSHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
- ANALOGUEAlternative spelling of analog.
- ANALOGYA relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- ANALYSERAlternative spelling of analyzer.
- ANALYSTSomeone who analyzes.
- ANALYTEAny substance undergoing analysis.
- ANALYTICOf, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
- ANALYTICSThe principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
- ANALYZETo subject to analysis.
- ANALYZERan instrument for the analysis of something
- ANAMORPHICProducing various optically distorted images.
- ANAPESTA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | ⏖ – |:
- ANAPESTICOf, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
- ANAPHORAn expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal
- ANAPHORICOf, or relating to, an anaphora.
- ANAPTYCTICOf or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
- ANAPTYXISThe epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
- ANARCHThe author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
- ANARCHISMA political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- 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.
- ANATOMIZETo cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal), specifically for the purpose of investigating its anatomy. To punish (someone) by post mortem dissection following ex
- ANATOMIZEROne who carries out dissection.
- ANATOMYThe science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
- ANATROPOUSHaving an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base.
- ANATROPYThe condition of being anatropous
- ANBURYA wen or spongy wart on the legs or flanks of a horse.
- ANCESTOROne from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- ANCESTORIALAncestral.
- ANCESTRALOf, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.
- ANCESTRYThe state of being ancestors.
- ANCHOA broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
- ANCHORA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- ANCHORAGEA harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
- ANCHORESSA female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
- ANCHORITEOne who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
- ANCHORLESSLacking an anchor; adrift
- ANCHOVYAny small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.
- ANCHUSAAny plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
- ANCIENTHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- ANCILEThe sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa Pompilius. 11 copies were said to have been made, and it was the palladium of Rome.
- ANCILLAA maid.
- ANCILLARYSubordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
- ANCIPITALTwo-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
- ANCONThe corner of a wall or rafter.
- ANCONOIDanconal; resembling the elbow
- ANDALUSITEAn aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow.
- ANDESINESodium calcium aluminum silicate, (NaxCaxAlSi3O8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; cry
- ANDESITEAny of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
- ANDESITICPertaining to, or composed of andesite