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1. Aalenian, n. and adj. View full entry 1882
...A stage at the lowest level of the Middle Jurassic, lying next below the Bajocian; the geological age corresponding to this stage....
2. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
3. abactinal, adj. View full entry 1857
...Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal that is furthest from the mouth (as the upper side of a starfish); relating to this part; = aboral...
4. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
5. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
6. abashless, adj. View full entry 1868
...Unabashed, shameless. Also fig....
7. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
8. abask, adj. View full entry 1855
...Basking. In predicative use only....
9. abaxial, adj. View full entry 1835
...Designating the surface of an organ, esp. a leaf, which during development initially faces away from the main axis or stem (usually the underside or outer surface); of or relating to such...
10. abaxile, adj. View full entry 1847
...Of a plant embryo: positioned off the main axis or central line; = abaxial2Obs....
11. abbeyed, adj. View full entry 1828
...Provided with an abbey or abbeys....
12. abdicable, adj. View full entry 1879
...Capable of being abdicated or renounced....
13. abductive, adj. View full entry 1803
...Characterized by leading or drawing away; tending toward withdrawal or removal. Now rare....
14. Abelian, adj. View full entry 1846
...Designating concepts associated with Abel or arising from his work; of the nature of or relating to such a concept....
15. Abernethian, adj. View full entry 1819
...Of, relating to, or associated with the surgeon John Abernethy or his theories of medicine; spec. designating a blunt manner of speaking reminiscent of that attributed to Abernethy (now ...
16. aberrational, adj. View full entry 1831
...Of, relating to, or characterized by aberration; eccentric, irrational, unsound. Also: aberrant, abnormal, diverging from the norm....
17. abessive, adj. and n. View full entry 1854
...Designating, being in, or relating to a case in certain Finno-Ugric languages, esp. Finnish, which expresses the absence of something....
18. abeyant, adj. View full entry 1822
...That is in a state of abeyance or suspension; dormant; latent....
19. abietic, adj. View full entry 1826
...a terpenoid acid which is the main constituent of rosin; (also) any of a group of resin acids having structures closely related to this....
20. abietinic, adj. View full entry 1863
...a dibasic acid obtained from resin, said to have the formula C44H64O5;(in later use) = abietic acidabietic...
