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

analbuminemia
noun an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum

analects
analecta noun a collection of excerpts from a literary work

analeptic
adjective stimulating the central nervous system; `an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system`

analgesia
noun absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

analgesic
analgetic adjective capable of relieving pain; `the anodyne properties of certain drugs`; `an analgesic effect`

analog clock
noun a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial

analog computer
analogue computer noun a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)

analog watch
noun a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial

analogical
adjective expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; `the analogical use of a metaphor`

analogist
noun someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy

analogize
analogise verb make an analogy

analogous
correspondent adjective similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; `brains and computers are often considered analogous`; `salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar`

analogously
adverb in an analogous manner; `analogously, we have a variable`

analogue
analog adjective of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; `analogue device`; `linear amplifier`

analogy
noun an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

analphabet
analphabetic noun an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet

analphabetic
unlettered adjective having little acquaintance with writing; `special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society`

analysand
noun a person undergoing psychoanalysis

analyse
dissect verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; `analyze a specimen`; `analyze a sentence`; `analyze a chemical compound`

analysis
noun a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

analysis of variance
ANOVA noun a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables

analyst
noun someone who is skilled at analyzing data

analyst
noun a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

analytic
adjective using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; `analytic statics`

analytic geometry
analytical geometry noun the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

analytical balance
chemical balance noun a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis

analytical cubism
noun the early phase of cubism

analytical review
noun an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes

analytically
adverb by virtue of analysis; `assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?`

analyticity
noun the property of being analytic

analyzable
decomposable adjective capable of being partitioned

analyze
analyse verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; `analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare`; `analyze the evidence in a criminal trial`; `analyze your real motives`

analyze
dissect verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; `analyze a specimen`; `analyze a sentence`; `analyze a chemical compound`

analyzed
adjective examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts; `the analyzed data indicated surprising trends`; `a carefully analyzed poem can be like a dead butterfly pinned to a board`

analyzer
analyser noun an instrument that performs analyses

anamnestic
adjective of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory

anamnestic response
anamnestic reaction noun renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen

anamorphism
noun metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth`s surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals

anamorphosis
anamorphism noun a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner

Ananas
genus Ananas noun a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)

Ananias
noun a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)

anapest
anapaest noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

anapestic
anapaestic adjective (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

Anaphalis
genus Anaphalis noun genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting

anaphase
noun the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle

anaphasic
adjective of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase

anaphor
noun a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent

anaphora
noun using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier

anaphoric
adjective relating to anaphora; `anaphoric reference`

anaphoric pronoun
noun a pronoun that refers to an antecedent

anaphoric relation
noun the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent

anaphrodisia
noun decline or absence of sexual desire

anaphrodisiac
adjective tending to diminish sexual desire

anaphylactic
adjective related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis; `anaphylactic shock`

anaphylactic shock
noun a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure

anaphylaxis
noun hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

anaplasia
noun loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor

anaplasmosis
noun a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever

anaplastic
adjective of or relating to anaplasia

anapsid
anapsid reptile noun primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

Anapsida
subclass Anapsida noun oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms

anarchic
anarchical adjective without law or control; `the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic`

anarchically
adverb in a lawless rebellious manner

anarchism
noun a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

anarchist
nihilist noun an advocate of anarchism

anarchistic
adjective of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism

anarchy
lawlessness noun a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

Anarhichadidae
family Anarhichadidae noun wolffishes

Anarhichas
genus Anarhichas noun type genus of the Anarhichadidae

anarthria
noun partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system

Anas
genus Anas noun type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks

Anasa
genus Anasa noun squash bugs

anasarca
noun generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue

anasarcous
adjective characterized by or affected by dropsy

Anasazi
noun a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings

anaspid
noun extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian

Anaspida
order Anaspida noun extinct order of jawless vertebrates

anastalsis
noun muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis

Anastatica
genus Anastatica noun one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant

Anastatica hierochuntica
noun small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

anastigmat
noun compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images

anastigmatic
stigmatic adjective not astigmatic

anastigmatic lens
noun a lens designed to correct astigmatism

anastomose
inosculate verb cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; `anastomose blood vessels`

anastomosis
inosculation noun a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

anastomotic
adjective of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis

anastomotic vein
vena anastomotica noun either of two communicating veins serving the brain

Anastomus
genus Anastomus noun openbills

anastrophe
inversion noun the reversal of the normal order of words

anastylosis
noun the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)

anathema
noun a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

anathematization
anathematisation noun the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed

Anatidae
family Anatidae noun swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks

Anatolian
Anatolian language noun an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European

anatomic
anatomical adjective of or relating to the structure of the body; `anatomical features`

anatomical reference
anatomical noun an expression that relates to anatomy

anatomically
adverb with respect to anatomy; `anatomically correct`

anatomist
noun an expert in anatomy

anatomize
anatomise verb dissect in order to analyze; `anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease`

anatotitan
noun one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs