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

anemographic
adjective pertaining to the recording of wind measurements

anemography
noun recording anemometrical measurements

anemometer
wind gauge noun a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

anemometric
anemometrical adjective pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction

anemometry
noun measuring wind speed and direction

anemone
windflower noun any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

anemone fish
noun live associated with sea anemones

Anemone nemorosa
noun European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands

Anemone quinquefolia
noun common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

Anemonella
genus Anemonella noun one species: rue anemone

anemophilous
adjective of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind

Anemopsis
genus Anemopsis noun one species: yerba mansa

anencephalic
anencephalous adjective characterized by partial or total absence of a brain

anencephaly
anencephalia noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres

anergy
noun reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen

aneroid
adjective containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; `aneroid barometer`

aneroid barometer
aneroid noun a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids

anesthesia
anaesthesia noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

anesthesiologist
anesthetist noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

anesthesiology
noun the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

anesthetic
anaesthetic noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

anesthetic(a)
anaesthetic(a) adjective characterized by insensibility; `the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic`; `an anesthetic state`

anesthetize
anaesthetize verb make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; `The patient must be anesthetized before the operation`

anesthetized
anesthetised adjective rendered insensible by means of anesthesia

anesthyl
noun a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic

anestrous
anestric adjective of or relating to anestrus

anestrus
anestrum noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

Anethum
genus Anethum noun dill

aneuploid
adjective having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number

aneuploidy
noun an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)

aneurysm
aneurism noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

aneurysmal
aneurismal adjective relating to or affected by an aneurysm

anfractuous
adjective full of twists and turns; `anfractuous cliffs`

Angara
Angara River noun a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River

Angas
noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

Angel
Angel Falls noun the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

angel
noun invests in a theatrical production

angel cake
angel food cake noun a light sponge cake made without egg yolks

angel shark
angelfish 1 Squatina squatina noun sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do

angel`s trumpet
Brugmansia arborea noun a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

angel-wing begonia
Begonia cocchinea noun South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels` wings and racemes of coral-red flowers

angelic
angelical adjective of or relating to angels; `angelic messenger`

angelica
angelique noun any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

angelically
adverb like an angel; `the child was sleeping angelically`

angelim
andelmin noun any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira

angelology
noun the branch of theology that is concerned with angels

Angelus
noun a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

angelus bell
angelus noun the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited

anger
choler 1 ire noun a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

anger
verb become angry; `He angers easily`

angered
enraged adjective marked by extreme anger; `the enraged bull attached`; `furious about the accident`; `a furious scowl`; `infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy`; `could not control the maddened crowd`

Angevin
Angevine noun a resident of Anjou

angiitis
noun inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct

angina
noun any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

angina pectoris
noun a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart

anginal
anginose adjective of or related to the pain of angina pectoris

angiocardiogram
noun a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance

angiocarp
noun tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk

angiocarpic
angiocarpous adjective having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk

angiogenesis
noun the formation of new blood vessels

angiogenesis inhibitor
noun a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors

angiogram
noun an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; `angiograms are produced by angiography`

angiography
noun roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram

angiologist
noun a physician who specializes in angiology

angiology
noun the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders

angioma
noun a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels

angiomatous
adjective of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma

angiopathy
noun any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts

angioplasty
noun an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

angiopteris
giant fern noun highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall

angiosarcoma
noun a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels

angioscope
noun a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels

angiosperm
flowering plant noun plants having seeds in a closed ovary

Angiospermae
class Angiospermae noun comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)

angiospermous
adjective of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms

angiospermous tree
flowering tree noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

angiospermous yellowwood
noun any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

angiotelectasia
noun dilation and enlargement of arterioles

angiotensin
angiotonin noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels

angiotensin converting enzyme
noun proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

angiotensin I
noun a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II

angiotensin II
noun a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I

Angle
noun a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

angle bracket
angle iron noun an L-shaped metal bracket

angle bracket
noun either of two punctuation marks (`<` or `>`) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

angle of attack
noun the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil

angle of extinction
extinction angle noun the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light

angle of incidence
incidence angle noun the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence

angle of inclination
noun (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

angle of reflection
noun the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence

angle of refraction
noun the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction

angle-park
verb park at an angle

angled
adjective forming or set at an angle; `angled parking`

angled loofah
sing-kwa noun loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics

angledozer
noun a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side

angler
troller noun a fisherman who uses a hook and line

Anglesey
Anglesey Island noun an island northwest of Wales

anglewing
noun nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings

Anglia
noun the Latin name for England

Anglian
noun one of the major dialects of Old English