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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitornounMWEan antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteriesverified
Angiotoninnounany of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vesselsverified
Angle BracketnounMWEeither of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual materialverified
Angle of AttacknounMWEthe acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoilverified
Angle of DipnounMWE(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonverified
Angle of ExtinctionnounMWEthe angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized lightverified
Angle of IncidencenounMWEthe angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidenceverified
Angle of InclinationnounMWE(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)verified
Angle of ReflectionnounMWEthe angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidenceverified
Angle of RefractionnounMWEthe angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refractionverified
Anglicismnounan expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)verified
Angrecumnounany of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowersverified
Angular AccelerationnounMWE(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating bodyverified
Angular DistancenounMWEthe angular separation between two objects as perceived by an obserververified
Angular MomentumnounMWEthe product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotationverified
Angular PositionnounMWErelation by which any position with respect to any other position is establishedverified
Angular VeinnounMWEa short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial veinverified
Angular VelocitynounMWE(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating bodyverified
Anhinganounfish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed billverified
Anhydridenouna compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of waterverified
Anilinenounoily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicinesverified
Aniline OilnounMWEoily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicinesverified
Animanoun(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconsciousverified
Animal GluenounMWEa protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horsesverified
Animal NaturenounMWEthe physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellectverified
Animalismnounthe doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual natureverified
Animalitynounthe physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellectverified