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1. acaleph, n. View full entry 1706
...An animal of the former class Acalepha; esp. a jellyfish....
2. † adiapneustia, n. View full entry 1706
...Diminished or absent perspiration....
3. † aeschynomenous, adj. View full entry 1706
...Of a plant: having leaves which move when touched, like the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica....
4. agalactia, n. View full entry 1706
...Failure to produce milk after giving birth; an instance of this....
5. agerasia, n. View full entry 1706
...The quality of not growing old; the non-appearance of the signs of age....
6. ˈamadot | amaˈdetto, n. View full entry 1706
...A kind of pear....
7. amblosis, n. View full entry 1706
...Miscarriage, abortion....
8. amblotic, adj. and n. View full entry 1706
...(See quot.)...
9. † amblyˈgonial, adj. View full entry 1706
...= amblygonal...
10. amblyopia, n. View full entry 1706
...Impaired vision, generally from defective sensibility of the retina, or cloudiness of the media; the early stage of amaurosis....
11. amma, n. View full entry 1706
...A band or truss....
12. ammonite, n. View full entry 1706
...A fossil genus of Cephalopods, consisting of whorled chambered shells, containing many species; once supposed to be coiled snakes petrified, and hence called Snake-stones. (Scott Marmionii. xiii.)...
13. amphiprostyle, n. View full entry 1706
...‘A temple having a portico in the rear as well as the front, but without columns at the sides. This..never exceeded the use of four columns in the front, and four in...
14. anabasis, n. View full entry 1706
...A going up, a march up, a military advance; the special title of the advance of Cyrus the Younger into Asia, as narrated by Xenophon; also transferred to other expeditions....
15. anacamptic, adj. View full entry 1706
...Causing or suffering reflection; chiefly in reference to sound....
16. † anaˈcamptical, adj. View full entry 1706
17. anaˈcamptically, adv. View full entry 1706
...By way of anacampsis or reflection....
18. anacoluthon, n. View full entry 1706
...An instance of anacoluthia, a phrase or series of words in which it appears....
19. anagoge, n. View full entry 1706
...Spiritual elevation or enlightenment, esp., to understand mysteries. Obs....
20. analgesia, n. View full entry 1706
...Absence of or freedom from pain; loss or diminution of the ability to feel pain; diminished perception of painful stimuli....
