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aphid.noun
any of various small, soft bodied insects of the
family Aphididae that have mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and
feed by sucking sap from plants; also called plant louse
aphidian.adjective
and.noun
adenosine.noun
a nucleoside,
C10H13N5O4(10 parts
{molecules}
carbon, 13 parts hydrogen, 5 parts nitrogen, 4 parts oxygen), that is a
structural component of nucleic
acids and the major molecular component of ADP,
AMP, and ATP (blend
of adenine and ribose)
adenine.noun
a purine
base, C5H5N5, (5 parts {molecules}
carbon,
5 parts hydrogen,
5 parts nitrogen) that is a constituent
of DNA and RNA
axiom.noun
a self evident or universally recognized truth;
a maxim; a self evident principle
attire.noun
clothing or array;
apparel;
the antlers of a deer
attire,
attired,
attiring,
attires.transitive
verbs
to dress or clothe, especially in elaborate
or splendid garments
axis.noun
a real or imaginary straight line on which an
object actually or supposedly rotates (the axis of a planet)
axes.noun,
plural.of
axis
axes.noun,
plural.of
ax
ax.or.axe.noun,
plural.axes
a tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted
crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood; any of
various bladed, handheld implements
used as a cutting tool
ax, axed,
axing,
axes.transitive
verbs
to use a heavy, bladed cutting implement in order
to chop or fell something such as a tree; to stop or cut out (the government
tax program was axed)
ax to grind.idiom
a selfish or subjective
aim
axon.noun
the long thread like process of a nerve fiber;
an extension of a nerve cell that
through an electrochemical
process conducts nerve impulses away from the nerve cell body; compare
dendrites
allotropy.noun
the existence, especially in the solid state,
of two or more crystalline or molecular structural forms of an element
allotropic or allotropical.adjective
allotropically.adverb
agile.adjective
characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease
of movement; nimble; mentally alert (an agile mind)
agilely.adverb
agileness.noun
agility.noun
the state or quality of being agile;
nimbleness
ampere.noun
a unit of electric current in the meter-kilogram-second
system; it is the steady current that when flowing in straight parallel
wires of infinite
length and negligible cross
section, separated by a distance of one meter in free space, produces a
force between the wires of 2 × 10-7 newtons
per meter of length
agency.noun,.plural.agencies
the condition of being in action; operation; the
means or mode of acting; instrumentality; a business or service authorized
to act for others (an employment agency; an administrative division)
aborigine.noun
a member of the indigenous
or earliest known population of a region
amendment.noun
the act of changing for the better; improvement
(society may sometimes show signs of repentance and amendment); a correction
or an alteration, as in a manuscript; a formal revision of, addition to,
or change, as in a bill or a constitution;
a statement of such a change
alphabet.noun
the letters of a language, arranged in the order
fixed by custom
alphabetical.also.alphabetic.adjective
arranged in the customary order of the letters
of a language, of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet
alphabetically.adverb
anabolism.noun
the phase
of metabolism in which simple
substances are synthesized
into the complex materials of living
tissue
anabolic.adjective
affront, affronted,
affronting,
affronts.transitive
verbs
to insult.intentionally,
especially openly; offend; to meet
defiantly;
confront
anon.adverb
at another time; later; in a short time; soon
ever and anon.or.now
and anon.idiom
time after time; now and then
abeyance.noun
the condition of being temporarily set aside;
suspension
abeyant.adjective
admire, admired,
admiring,
admires.verbs
transitive verb use.to
regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval; to have a high opinion of;
esteem
or respect
admirer.noun
admiringly.adverb
admiration.noun
a feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval; regard;
an object of wonder and esteem
atypical.also.atypic.adjective
not conforming
to type; unusual or irregular
atypicality.noun
atypically.adverb
acknowledge, acknowledged,
acknowledging,
acknowledges.transitive
verbs
to admit the existence, reality, or truth of;
to recognize as being valid; to express
recognition
of (acknowledge a friend's smile); to express thanks or gratitude
for
acknowledgeable.adjective
afford, afforded,
affording,
affords.transitive
verbs
to make available; provide (a sport affording
good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade); to have the financial
means for; be able to meet the cost of: not able to afford a new car; to
be able to spare or give up (can't afford an hour for lunch today); to
be able to do or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself (can afford
time to help you)
assure, assured,
assuring,
assures.transitive
verbs
to inform positively, as to remove doubt.(assured
us that the train would be on time: to cause to feel sure.(assured
her of his devotion; to give confidence to; reassure; to make certain;
ensure
assurable.adjective
assurer.noun
assurance.noun
the act of assuring; a statement or indication
that inspires confidence; a guarantee or pledge.(gave
her assurance that the plan would succeed); freedom from doubt;
certainty.(set
sail in the assurance of favorable winds; another way of saying insurance
acquisitive.adjective
characterized
by a strong desire to gain and possess; tending
to acquire and retain
ideas or information (an acquisitive mind)
acquisitively.adverb
acquisitiveness,
acquisitor.nouns
air.noun
a peculiar
or characteristic impression;
an aura; personal bearing,
appearance, or manner; mien
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