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1. ablow, adj.2 View full entry 1905
...Of the wind: blowing. In predicative use only....
2. abmigrate, v. View full entry 1929
...intr. Of a bird: to migrate from the region where it was born and where it wintered to the distant summer breeding area of others of its species....
3. abricotine, adj. View full entry 1930
...Apricot-coloured....
4. acculturating, adj. View full entry 1920
...That cultivates the mind, that makes a person cultured. rare....
5. acculture, n. View full entry 1904
...Cultural elements acquired by acculturation....
6. acetozone, n. View full entry 1902
...A white crystalline solid with strong oxidizing properties, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and bleaching agent....
7. achromycin, n. View full entry 1952
...The antibiotic puromycin. rare. Now disused....
8. acidophilous, adj. and n. View full entry 1900
...Biol. and Med. = acidophil1. Now rare....
9. ackamarackus, n. View full entry 1933
...Something regarded as pretentious nonsense; something intended to deceive; humbug. Freq. in the old ackamarackus....
10. acquiree, n. View full entry 1908
...A person from whom something is acquired. rare....
11. acronic, adj.2 View full entry 1964
...Of the nature of an acron; relating to an acron....
12. actinotherapeutic, adj. View full entry 1901
...Of or relating to actinotherapy (phototherapy)....
13. actinotherapeutics, n. View full entry 1909
...= actinotherapy...
14. actinotherapy, n. View full entry 1901
...Originally: treatment of disease by means of light; = phototherapy In later use also: = radiotherapy...
15. activist, adj. and n. View full entry 1908
...Philos. Of or relating to the theory of activism (activism2)....
16. adalin, n. View full entry 1911
...A carbamate compound used as a sedative and hypnotic drug....
17. adamantinoma, n. View full entry 1904
...Originally: a tumour of odontogenic epithelial cells (adamantoblasts) occurring in the jaws; = ameloblastoma (now rare). In later use: a tumour with a similar histological appearance occurring esp....
18. adelphophagy, n. View full entry 1901
...Biol. The union of gametes of the same sex. rare. Now disused....
19. adermin, n. View full entry 1938
...= pyridoxine...
20. adnex, n. View full entry 1924
...Otto Jespersen's word for: a word (typically a verb) or group of words of secondary importance in a nexus (nexus1b) or predicative relation....
