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  • allorecognition — The ability of an individual organism to distinguish its own tissues from those of another.
  • alluvial mining — a method of extracting minerals by dredging alluvial deposits
  • alpha and omega — the first and last, a phrase used in Revelation 1:8 to signify God's eternity
  • alpha geminorum — Castor
  • amalgam filling — a dental filling made of amalgam
  • amalgam gilding — a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being driven off by heat.
  • american blight — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
  • american gothic — a painting (1930) by Grant Wood.
  • american league — one of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1900. Abbreviation: A.L.
  • american legion — an association of former member of the US armed forces
  • american wigeon — a bird of North America, Anas americana, that is similar to the wigeon; the male has a white crown
  • americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
  • aminoglycosides — Plural form of aminoglycoside.
  • an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
  • anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
  • anagrammatizing — Present participle of anagrammatize.
  • analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
  • analogous color — Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color: Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors. Compare complementary color (def 1a).
  • anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
  • andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
  • andrew carnegie — Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • angel food cake — a light, spongy, white cake made with egg whites and no shortening
  • angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  • angiomyolipomas — Plural form of angiomyolipoma.
  • angiotensin iii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
  • angle of attack — the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed relative airflow
  • angle of repose — the maximum angle to the horizontal at which rocks, soil, etc, will remain without sliding
  • anglican church — any Church of the Anglican Communion or the Anglican Communion itself
  • angry young man — one of several British novelists and playwrights of the 1950s who shared a hostility towards the established traditions and ruling elements of their country
  • angry young men — a group of young writers in Great Britain after WWII, bitterly critical of upper-class and middle-class values, practices, etc.
  • angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
  • angustirostrate — having a narrow, beak-like part
  • anthony burgess — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
  • anthropophagite — a cannibal
  • anthropophagous — Who practices anthropophagy.
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-globalizer — a political activist who challenges the concept of globalization and promotes practices that do not cause environmental damage
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • anticancer drug — a drug used to treat cancer
  • anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • anticoagulation — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent coagulation of blood.
  • antiegalitarian — opposing equality
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