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

aphanitic
adjective of or relating to aphanite

aphasia
noun inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

aphasic
adjective unable to speak because of a brain lesion

Aphasmidia
class Aphasmidia noun one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems

aphelion
noun apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun

apheresis
pheresis noun a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion

aphesis
noun the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire` for `esquire`

aphetic
adjective produced by aphesis

aphid
noun any of various small plant-sucking insects

aphid lion
aphis lion noun carnivorous larva of lacewing flies

Aphididae
family Aphididae noun small soft-bodied plant lice

Aphidoidea
superfamily Aphidoidea noun plant lice

Aphis
genus Aphis noun type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables

aphonia
voicelessness noun a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice

aphonic
voiceless adjective being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

aphorism
apothegm noun a short pithy instructive saying

aphorist
noun someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms

aphoristic
apothegmatic adjective terse and witty and like a maxim; `much given to apothegmatic instruction`

aphoristic
adjective containing aphorisms or maxims; `axiomatic wisdom`

aphorize
aphorise verb speak or write in aphorisms

aphotic
adjective lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight; `the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs`

Aphriza
genus Aphriza noun a genus of Scolopacidae

aphrodisia
noun a desire for heterosexual intimacy

aphrodisiac
aphrodisiacal adjective exciting sexual desire

Aphrodite
Cytherea noun goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus

Aphrophora
genus Aphrophora noun a genus of Cercopidae

aphthous ulcer
noun a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract

Aphyllanthaceae
family Aphyllanthaceae noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes

Aphyllanthes
genus Aphyllanthes noun one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae

Aphyllophorales
order Aphyllophorales noun includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales

aphyllous
adjective having no leaves

Apia
capital of Western Samoa noun the capital of Western Samoa

apian
adjective relating to or having the characteristics of bees

apiarian
adjective relating to bees or beekeeping

apiary
bee house noun a shed containing a number of beehives

apical
adjective situated at an apex

apical placentation
noun where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary

apiculate
adjective of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip

apicultural
adjective relating to the care and breeding of bees

Apidae
family Apidae noun honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees

Apios
genus Apios noun twining perennial North American plants

Apis
genus Apis noun type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

apish
apelike adjective being or given to servile imitation

apishamore
noun a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide

Apium
genus Apium noun celery

Apium graveolens
noun herb of Europe and temperate Asia

apivorous
adjective feeding on bees

aplacental
adjective having no placenta; `monotremes and marsupials are aplacental mammals`

aplanatic
adjective free from or corrected for spherical aberration; `an aplanatic mirror`

aplasia
noun failure of some tissue or organ to develop

aplastic anemia
aplastic anaemia noun anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure

Aplectrum
genus Aplectrum noun a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

aplite
noun light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars

aplitic
adjective of or related to aplite

Aplodontia
genus Aplodontia noun type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers

Aplodontiidae
family Aplodontiidae noun mountain beavers

aplomb
assuredness noun great coolness and composure under strain; `keep your cool`

Aplysia
genus Aplysia noun type genus of the family Aplysiidae

Aplysiidae
family Aplysiidae noun sea hares

apnea
noun transient cessation of respiration

apneic
apnoeic adjective of or relating to apnea

apoapsis
point of apoapsis noun (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

apocalypse
noun a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

apocalyptic
apocalyptical adjective prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

apocarpous
adjective (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses

apochromatic
adjective corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration; `an apochromatic lens`

apocope
noun abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; `the British get `pud` from `pudding` by apocope`

apocrine
adjective (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion; `mother`s milk is one apocrine secretion`

Apocrypha
noun 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status

apocryphal
adjective being of questionable authenticity

Apocynaceae
family Apocynaceae noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs

apocynaceous
adjective of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae

Apocynum
genus Apocynum noun perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers

Apocynum cannabinum
noun Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

apodal
apodous adjective (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; `eels are apodal`

apodeme
noun ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

Apodemus
genus Apodemus noun Old World field mice

apodictic
apodeictic adjective of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

Apodidae
family Apodidae noun swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes

apodiform bird
noun nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight

Apodiformes
order Apodiformes noun swifts; hummingbirds

apoenzyme
noun a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme

apogamic
apogametic adjective of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization

apogamy
noun (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

apogean
adjective relating to or characteristic of an apogee; `apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit`

apogee
noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Apogon
genus Apogon noun type genus of the Apogonidae

Apogonidae
family Apogonidae noun bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth

Apoidea
superfamily Apoidea noun bees

apojove
noun apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter

apolemia
noun large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long

apolitical
unpolitical adjective politically neutral

Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire noun French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)

Apollo
Phoebus noun (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

Apollo asteroid
noun an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth`s orbit

Apollo program
noun a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the moon; `the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20, 1969`

apologetic
excusatory adjective offering or expressing apology; `an apologetic note`; `an apologetic manner`

apologetically
adverb in an apologetic manner; `he spoke apologetically about his past`

apologetics
noun the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

apologise
rationalise verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; `rationalize the child`s seemingly crazy behavior`; `he rationalized his lack of success`