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Angle-Closure GlaucomanounMWEglaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angled LoofahnounMWEloofah of PakistanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angostura BarknounMWEthe bitter bark of a South American treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angoumois Grain MothnounMWEsmall moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grainsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angoumois MothnounMWEsmall moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grainsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angry WalknounMWEa stiff or threatening gaitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angstrom UnitnounMWEa metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anguid LizardnounMWEany of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular AccelerationnounMWE(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular ArterynounMWEthe terminal branch of the facial arteryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular DistancenounMWEthe angular separation between two objects as perceived by an obserververifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular MomentumnounMWEthe product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular PositionnounMWErelation by which any position with respect to any other position is establishedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular ShapenounMWEa shape having one or more sharp anglesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular UnitnounMWEa unit of measurement for anglesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular VeinnounMWEa short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial veinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Angular VelocitynounMWE(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Aniline DyenounMWEany of many dyes made from anilineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Aniline OilnounMWEoily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicinesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal BlacknounMWEblack substance containing char in the form of carbonized boneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal CharcoalnounMWEblack substance containing char in the form of carbonized boneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal CommunicationnounMWEcommunication between animals (of the same species)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal DiseasenounMWEa disease that typically does not affect human beingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal FanciernounMWEa person who breeds animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal FatnounMWEany fat obtained from animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal FibernounMWEfiber derived from animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal FibrenounMWEfiber derived from animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal FootnounMWEthe pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal GluenounMWEa protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horsesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal GroupnounMWEa group of animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal HusbandrynounMWEbreeding and caring for farm animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal KingdomnounMWEtaxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal LegnounMWEthe leg of an animalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal MagnetismnounMWEmagnetic personal charmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal MaterialnounMWEmaterial derived from animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal NaturenounMWEthe physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal OilnounMWEany oil obtained from animal substancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal OrdernounMWEthe order of animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal PigmentnounMWEpigment occurring in animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal ProductnounMWEa product made from animal materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal ScientistnounMWEa specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal SkinnounMWEthe outer covering of an animalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal StarchnounMWEone form in which body fuel is storedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal StuffernounMWEa craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for displayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal TissuenounMWEthe tissue in the bodies of animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal TrainernounMWEone who trains or exhibits animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animal VirusnounMWEan animal pathogen that is a virusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animate BeingnounMWEa living organism characterized by voluntary movementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animate ThingnounMWEa living or once living entityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animated CartoonnounMWEa film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Animated OatnounMWEMediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anionic CompoundnounMWEa compound characterized by an active anionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anionic DetergentnounMWEa class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anise CookienounMWEcookie made without butter and flavored with anise seedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anise HyssopnounMWEmuch-branched North American herb with an odor like fennelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anise PlantnounMWEnative to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookeryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anise SeednounMWEliquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anise TreenounMWEany of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus IlliciumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anisette De BordeauxnounMWEliquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ankle BracenounMWEa brace worn to strengthen the ankleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ankle JointnounMWEa gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ankylosing SpondylitisnounMWEa chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annelid WormnounMWEworms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anno DominiadverbMWEin the Christian eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Annual FernnounMWEsmall short-lived fern of Central and South AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annual ParallaxnounMWEthe parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baselineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annual RingnounMWEan annual formation of wood in plants as they growverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annual Salt-Marsh AsternounMWEa variety of asterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annuity in AdvancenounMWEan annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annular EclipsenounMWEonly a thin outer disk of the sun can be seenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Annular ScotomanounMWEa circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of visionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anointing of the SicknounMWEa Catholic sacramentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anomalistic MonthnounMWEperiod between successive perigeesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anomalistic YearnounMWEtime of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion againverifiedMay 18, 2026
anomalous activitynounMWEAny actions that are outside of what is expected, as measured against what "normally" should be happening, occur.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Anomalous CommunicationnounMWEcommunication by paranormal meansverifiedMay 18, 2026
anomalous transactionnounMWEA transaction that deviates from the standards, procedures, and processes used to create a transaction.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Anomaly-Based DetectionnounMWEThe process of comparing definitions of what activity is considered normal against observed events to identify significant deviations.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Anomic AphasianounMWEinability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anonymous File Transfer ProtocolnounMWEa common way to make software availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anonymous FtpnounMWEa common way to make software availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anorexia NervosanounMWE(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anovulatory DrugnounMWEa contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conceptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anoxic AnoxianounMWEanoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anseriform BirdnounMWEchiefly web-footed swimming birdsverifiedMay 18, 2026
answer forverbMWEto furnish a justifying analysis or explanationverifiedJun 3, 2026
Answering MachinenounMWEan electronic device that answers the telephone and records messagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ant BearnounMWEnocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termitesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ant CownounMWEexcretes a honeylike substance eaten by antsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ant LionnounMWEwinged insect resembling a dragonflyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ant ShrikenounMWEantbirds superficially resembling shrikesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ant ThrushnounMWEa kind of antbirdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Antagonistic MusclenounMWE(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ante MeridiemadverbMWEbefore nooncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ante MeridiemadjectiveMWEbefore nooncandidateMay 18, 2026
ante upverbMWEto cancel or discharge a debtverifiedJun 3, 2026
Antediluvian PatriarchnounMWEany of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian delugeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Antelope ChipmunknounMWEsmall ground squirrel of western United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Antelope SquirrelnounMWEsmall ground squirrel of western United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Anterior Cardinal VeinnounMWEa major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026