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1. abdomen, n. View full entry ?1541
...Anat. and Zool. In humans and other vertebrates: the belly; the part of the trunk of body between the chest and the pelvis; the cavity of the body bounded...
2. acalephan, n. and adj. View full entry 1834
...An animal of the former class Acalepha; esp. a jellyfish. Obs....
3. acanthin, n. View full entry 1876
...A substance forming the skeletal elements of certain radiolarians whose skeletons are not siliceous, eventually identified as strontium chloride....
4. acara, n. View full entry 1830
...Any of several deep-bodied, freshwater cichlid fishes native to Central and South America, with elongated dorsal and anal fins; esp. one now in the genus Aequidens or ...
5. accession, n. View full entry 1551
...Something which is added or joined to another thing; an augmentation. Also: a person who joins a group of others....
6. accomplishment, n. View full entry 1425
...The action or fact of accomplishing something; fulfilment, completion; achievement, success. Also: an instance of this....
7. acephal, n. and adj. View full entry a1387
...Church Hist. = Acephalian Also: †a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop (cf. acephali1) (obs.rare). Usu. with capital...
8. acephalocyst, n. View full entry 1814
...A cyst formed by and containing the larva of a tapeworm, esp. one of the genus Echinococcus; a hydatid. ...
9. acholia, n. View full entry 1835
...Absent or reduced secretion of bile. In early use also: any of several diseases (supposedly) characterized by this, esp. cholera (cholera4) and coeliac disease (now disused...
10. achroo-, comb. form View full entry 1878
...Forming the names of a small number of chemical compounds which are colourless analogues of another compound, as achroodextrin, achrooglycogen (now disused)....
11. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
12. acopic, adj. View full entry 1846
...That serves as a remedy for fatigue....
13. acronarcotic, adj. View full entry 1816
...Of a poison or its effect: both corrosive or irritating and narcotic....
14. Actinopoda, n. View full entry 1896
...In Ludwig's classification: an order of holothuroid echinoderms having radial canals. rare. Now disused....
15. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
16. aculeate, adj. and n. View full entry 1640
...Pointed, incisive; stinging. Chiefly fig....
17. adaptation, n. View full entry 1597
...The application of something to a particular end or purpose; the action of applying one thing to another or of bringing two things together so as to effect a change in the...
18. adelo-, comb. form View full entry 1864
...Forming adjectives designating cells, parts of organisms, etc., that are inconspicuous with regard to general appearance or some special feature....
19. adelpholite, n. View full entry 1859
...A mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, and other elements, subsequently identified with samarskite....
20. adelphophagy, n. View full entry 1901
...Biol. The union of gametes of the same sex. rare. Now disused....
