axone
1: long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: {axon}]
axseed
1: European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods [syn: {crown vetch}, {Coronilla varia}]
ayah
1: an Indian nursemaid who looks after children
ayapana
1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {Ayapana triplinervis}, {Eupatorium...
Ayapana triplinervis
1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]
ayatollah
1: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
Ayatollah Khomeini
1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Aya...
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Aya...
aye-aye
1: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {Daubentonia madagascariensis}]
ayin
1: the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Ayn Rand
1: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: {Rand}]
Ayr
1: a port in southwestern Scotland
Ayrshire
1: hardy breed from Ayr, Scotland
Aythya
1: canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. [syn: {genus Aythya}]
Aythya affinis
1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck}]
Aythya americana
1: North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head [syn: {redhead}]
Aythya ferina
1: heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: {pochard}]
Aythya marila
1: large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male [syn: {greater scaup}]
Aythya valisineria
1: North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: {canvasback}, {canvasback duck}]
Ayurveda
1: (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
AZ
1: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {azimuth}] 2: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Cany...
Az Zarqa
1: city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Zarqa}]
Azactam
1: an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects [syn: {aztreonam}]
Azadirachta
1: genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees [syn: {genus Azadirachta}]
Azadirachta indica
1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim...
azalea
1: any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
Azaleastrum
1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron [syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {subgenus Azaleastrum}]
azathioprine
1: an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ [syn: {Imuran}]
azedarach
1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tre...
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azederach
1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tre...
Azerbaijan
1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]
Azerbaijani
1: of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan n 1: a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani people
Azerbaijani Republic
1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]
Azerbajdzhan
1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]
Azerbajdzhan Republic
1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}]
Azeri
1: an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
azide
1: a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
azido
1: relating to or containing the azido group N3
azido group
1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido radical}]
azido radical
1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido group}]
azimuth
1: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {AZ}]
azo
1: relating to or containing the azo radical
azo dye
1: any dye containing one or more azo groups
azo group
1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo radical}]
azo radical
1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo group}]
azoic
1: before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
azoimide
1: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {hydrogen azide}, {HN}]
Azolla
1: a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae [syn: {genus Azolla}]
Azolla caroliniana
1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern}, {Carolina pond fern}]
Azollaceae
1: used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: {family Azollaceae}]
azonal
1: not divided into zones; "azonal heating" [ant: {zonal}]
azonic
1: not restricted to any particular zone or region
Azores
1: islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" [syn: {Acores}]
azotaemia
1: accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotemia}]
azote
1: an obsolete name for nitrogen
azotemia
1: accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotaemia}]
azotemic
1: of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) [syn: {uremic}]
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