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  • 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.
  • angiomyolipomas — Plural form of angiomyolipoma.
  • 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
  • angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • 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.
  • 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-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.
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • anticoagulation — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent coagulation of blood.
  • antiegalitarian — opposing equality
  • antimony glance — stibnite
  • antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
  • approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
  • approval rating — approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
  • archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
  • argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • argyll and bute — a council area in W Scotland on the Atlantic Ocean: in 1975 the historical counties of Argyllshire and Bute became part of Strathclyde region; in 1996 they were reinstated as a single unitary authority. Argyll and Bute is mountainous and includes the islands of Bute, Mull, Islay, and Jura. Administrative centre: Lochgilphead. Pop: 91 300 (2003 est). Area: 6930 sq km (2676 sq miles)
  • arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
  • artificial gene — a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene.
  • as good as gold — excellent; very good indeed
  • as you go along — If you do something as you go along, you do it while you are doing another thing, without preparing it beforehand.
  • ascending colon — the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.
  • ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
  • assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
  • assisted living — Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
  • astrobiologists — Plural form of astrobiologist.
  • at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
  • auditor general — (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report
  • autolithography — a lithographic technique by which the artist draws or traces with a brush and pen directly on a stone or plate.
  • available light — the natural or usual light on a subject.
  • aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • bacterial ghost — a bacterial cell that is emptied and filled artificially with another substance
  • bacteriological — Of or relating to bacteriology or bacteria.
  • baggage handler — a person who moves baggage onto and off planes at an airport
  • baggage reclaim — the process of passengers' getting back the baggage that they have checked in for a flight
  • balloon barrage — a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low-level attack by enemy aircraft.
  • ballpark figure — approximate number
  • baltic exchange — a group of companies, based in London, which engages in trading activities, esp chartering cargo vessels
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
  • bank of england — the central bank of the United Kingdom, which acts as banker to the government and the commercial banks. It is responsible for managing the government's debt and implementing its policy on other monetary matters: established in 1694, nationalized in 1946; in 1997 the government restored the authority to set interest rates to the Bank
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