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1. aa, n.2 View full entry 1859
...A kind of volcanic lava with a rough, jagged surface covered with loose clinkers. Freq. attrib., esp. in aa lava. Contrasted with pahoehoe....
2. 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....
3. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
4. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
5. aba, n.2 View full entry 1876
...A simplified type of theodolite lacking the artificial horizon sometimes required by the sextant....
6. abac, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge....
7. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
8. abacination, n. View full entry 1866
...The action of blinding a person by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes; an instance of this. Also in extended use....
9. 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...
10. abaculus, n. View full entry 1868
...A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus...
11. abalone, n. View full entry 1850
...An edible gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis, typically found in warm seas, having a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes; an...
12. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
13. abashless, adj. View full entry 1868
...Unabashed, shameless. Also fig....
14. abasia, n. View full entry 1888
...An inability to walk, esp. in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this. Cf. astasia2....
15. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
16. abask, adj. View full entry 1855
...Basking. In predicative use only....
17. abatagati, n. View full entry 1859
...With pl. concord. Esp. among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic. Cf. umtagati1....
18. Abbe, n.2 View full entry 1876
...Used attrib., in the genitive, and with of, to designate optical instruments and concepts invented by or associated with Abbe....
19. ABC, n.2 View full entry 1868
...A process for treating sewage involving the addition to it of a mixture that causes the precipitation of much of the solid matter as a sludge, which was then available for sale...
20. abdicable, adj. View full entry 1879
...Capable of being abdicated or renounced....
