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- APHONIALoss of voice; the inability to speak.
- APHONYDated form of aphonia.
- APHORISMA concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
- APHORISTICOf, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
- APHOTICHaving no light, especially no sunlight.
- APHRODISIACArousing or intensifying sexual desire.
- APHRODITEA soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
- APHRODITESA soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
- APHTHACandidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
- APHYLLOUSHaving no leaves; leafless.
- APIACEOUSOf or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
- APIANRelating to bees.
- APIARISTbeekeeper
- APIARYA place where bees and their hives are kept.
- APICALOf or connected with the apex.
- APICALLYIn an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
- APICULATEHaving a short, sharply pointed tip.
- APICULTUREThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
- APICULTURESThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
- APICULUSThe part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
- APIECEFollowing a noun or noun phrase: by, for, or to each one; each by itself.
- APIOLOGIESThe scientific study of bees and honey-making.
- APIOLOGISTA person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
- APIOLOGYThe scientific study of bees and honey-making.
- APISHResembling or characteristic of an ape.
- APISHLYIn an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
- APIVOROUSThat feeds on bees
- APLENTYIn a generous or overlarge quantity.
- APLITICComposed of, or relating to, aplite.
- APLOMBSelf-confidence; poise; composure.
- APLUSTREAn ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
- APNEAThe cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- APNEICExhibiting or relating to apnea: no longer breathing
- APNEUSTICOf or relating to apneusis.
- APNOEAAlternative form of apnea.
- APNOEALOf or characterized by apnoea.
- APOCALYPSEA revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
- APOCHROMATA kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
- APOCOPATEShortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable
- APOCOPEThe loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
- APOCRINEOf or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
- APOCRYPHAplural of apocryphon
- APOCRYPHALOf, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
- APOCYNTHIONThe point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
- APODLacking feet; apodal.
- APODALWithout feet or foot-like body parts; legless ; footless ; feetless.
- APODOUSapodal
- APODYTERIUMThe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
- APOGAMICOf or relating to apogamy.
- APOGAMIESAsexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
- APOGAMOUSLYBy means of apogamy.
- APOGAMYAsexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
- APOGEALConnected with the apogee; apogeic.
- APOGEANConnected with the apogee.
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- APOGEICPertaining to the apogee.
- APOLAUSTICDedicated to enjoyment.
- APOLOGETICHaving the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
- APOLOGETICSA systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
- APOLOGIAA written defense of a position or belief.
- APOLOGISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
- APOLOGISERNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
- APOLOGISTOne who makes an apology. One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution. Synonym of apologizer.
- APOLOGUEA short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
- APOLOGYAn expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- APOLUNEThe point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
- APOMIXISPlant reproduction without fertilization.
- APONEUROTICOf or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
- APOPHATICPertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
- APOPHYGEA curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
- APORETICTending to doubt.
- APORIAAn expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
- APORTon the left side of the boat
- APOSEMATICThat serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
- APOSTILA marginal note; a gloss.
- APOSTILLEA special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
- APOSTLEA missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- APOSTOLICPertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
- APOSTROPHEThe text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
- APOSTROPHICPertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
- APOTHECARYSynonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
- APOTHECIALRelating to the apothecium.
- APOTHECIUMA type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
- APOTHEGMA short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
- APOTHEMThe perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
- APOTHEOSIZETo deify; to convert into a god.
- APOTROPAICIntended to ward off evil.
- APPALLEDShocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
- APPARELClothing.
- APPARENTLYPlainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
- APPEALAn application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an applica
- APPELAn act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
- APPELLANTOf or relating to appeals; appellate.
- APPELLATIONA name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
- APPENDTo hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
- APPENDECTOMYThe surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
- APPENDICLEA small appendage.
- APPENDICULAROf or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
- APPERILperil
- APPERTAINTo belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.