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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

ammonium nitrate
noun used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant

ammoniuria
noun excessive ammonia in the urine

Ammotragus
genus Ammotragus noun genus of wild sheep

ammunition
noun information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; `his admission provided ammunition for his critics`

ammunition chest
noun a chest to hold ammunition

amnesia
memory loss noun partial or total loss of memory; `he has a total blackout for events of the evening`

amnesic
amnesiac adjective suffering from a partial loss of memory

amnestic
amnesic adjective of or relating to or caused by amnesia

amnesty
pardon 1 free pardon noun the formal act of liberating someone

amniocentesis
amnio noun (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

amnion
amniotic sac noun thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

Amniota
noun higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development

amniote
noun any member of the Amniota

amniotic
amnionic adjective of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; `amniotic membrane`

amniotic cavity
noun the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo

amniotic fluid
amnionic fluid noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; `before a woman gives birth her waters break`

amobarbital
noun a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant

amobarbital sodium
blue noun the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

amoeba-like
ameba-like adjective resembling an amoeba

amoebic
amebic adjective pertaining to or resembling amoebae; `amoebic dysentery`

Amoebida
order Amoebida noun the animal order including amoebas

amok
amuck adverb in a murderous frenzy; `rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones`

Amontillado
noun pale medium-dry sherry from Spain

amora
noun one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments

amoral
unmoral adjective lacking any sense of moral standards or principles; `a completely amoral person`

amoralism
noun the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid

amoralist
noun someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid

amorality
noun the quality of being amoral

amorist
noun one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love

amoristic
adjective of or pertaining to romantic love

amorously
adverb in an amorous manner; `he looked at her amorously`

amorousness
erotism noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

amorpha
noun any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

Amorpha californica
noun an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers

Amorpha fruticosa
noun dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers

amorphophallus
noun any plant of the genus Amorphophallus

amorphous
formless adjective having no definite form or distinct shape; `amorphous clouds of insects`; `an aggregate of formless particles`; `a shapeless mass of protoplasm`

amorphous shape
noun an ill-defined or arbitrary shape

amort
adjective utterly cast down

amortization
amortisation noun payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

amortize
amortise verb liquidate gradually

Amos
Book of Amos noun an Old Testament book telling Amos`s prophecies

amount
noun how much of something is available; `an adequate amount of food for four people`

amount
total noun a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

amour propre
conceit noun feelings of excessive pride

amoxicillin
Amoxil noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections

amperage
noun the strength of a electrical current measured in amperes

ampere
amp noun the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d`Unites; `a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps`

ampere
noun a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

ampere-hour
noun a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs

ampere-minute
noun a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs

ampere-turn
noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts

ampersand
noun a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

amphetamine
pep pill noun a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

amphetamine sulfate
amphetamine sulphate noun a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system

amphibia
class Amphibia noun the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians

amphibian
noun cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

amphibian
noun a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

amphibian family
noun any family of amphibians

amphibian genus
noun any genus of amphibians

amphibiotic
adjective having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form

amphibious
amphibian adjective relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

amphibious assault
noun an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships

amphibious demonstration
noun an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him

amphibious landing
noun a military action of coordinated land and sea and air forces organized for an invasion; `MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines`

amphibious operation
noun a military operation by both land and sea forces

amphibious vehicle
noun a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

amphibole
noun a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

amphibole group
noun a group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum

Amphibolips
genus Amphibolips noun cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls

amphibolite
noun a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase

amphibology
amphiboly noun an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes` can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

amphibrach
noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember`)

Amphicarpaea
genus Amphicarpaea noun very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut

amphictyony
noun an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

amphidiploid
noun (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

amphidiploidy
noun the condition of being amphidiploid

amphigory
nonsense verse noun nonsensical writing (usually verse)

amphimixis
noun union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction

Amphineura
subclass Amphineura noun a class of Gastropoda

Amphioxidae
family Amphioxidae noun lancelets

amphipod
noun a kind of malacostracan crustacean

Amphipoda
order Amphipoda noun small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp

Amphiprion
genus Amphiprion noun damsel fishes

amphiprostylar
amphiprostyle adjective marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure

Amphisbaena
genus Amphisbaena noun type genus of the Amphisbaenidae

Amphisbaenidae
family Amphisbaenidae noun worm lizards

amphistylar
adjective having columns either at both ends or at both sides

amphitheater
amphitheatre noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

amphitheatric
amphitheatrical adjective of or related to an amphitheater

amphitropous
adjective (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk

amphitropous ovule
noun a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk

amphiuma
congo snake noun aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Amphiumidae
family Amphiumidae noun congo snakes

amphora
noun an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine

amphoric
adjective the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle; `amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung`

amphoteric
amphiprotic adjective having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either

amphotericin
noun an antibiotic and antifungal agent

ampicillin
Principen noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)

ample
copious 1 plenteous adjective affording an abundant supply; `had ample food for the party`; `copious provisions`; `food is plentiful`; `a plenteous grape harvest`; `a rich supply`