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   a million times
         adv 1: by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold"
                  [syn: {millionfold}, {a million times}]

English Dictionary: amylum by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
A. A. Milne
n
  1. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn: Milne, A. A. Milne, Alan Alexander Milne]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amelanchier
n
  1. North American deciduous trees or shrubs [syn: Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amelanchier alnifolia
n
  1. shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
    Synonym(s): alderleaf Juneberry, alder-leaved serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amelanchier bartramiana
n
  1. open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
    Synonym(s): Bartram Juneberry, Amelanchier bartramiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amy Lyon
n
  1. English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
    Synonym(s): Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amyl nitrate
n
  1. a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amylum
n
  1. a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
    Synonym(s): starch, amylum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anal intercourse
n
  1. intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman
    Synonym(s): sodomy, buggery, anal sex, anal intercourse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aniline
n
  1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
    Synonym(s): aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aniline dye
n
  1. any of many dyes made from aniline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aniline oil
n
  1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
    Synonym(s): aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
n
  1. wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
    Synonym(s): Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annealing
n
  1. hardening something by heat treatment [syn: annealing, tempering]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annulment
n
  1. the state of being cancelled or annulled [syn: revocation, annulment]
  2. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
    Synonym(s): annulment, invalidation
  3. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
    Synonym(s): abrogation, repeal, annulment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
any longer
adv
  1. at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more"
    Synonym(s): anymore, any longer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus
            {Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and
            cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,
            and sharp bills.
  
      Note: The American species ({Anhinga, [or] Plotus, anhinga})
               inhabits the Southern United States and tropical
               America; -- called also {darter}, and {water turkey}.
               The Asiatic species ({A. melanogaster}) is native of
               Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species
               inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The wryneck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.)
      A salt of nitrous acid.
  
      {Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
            medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
            inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amyl nitrite \Amyl nitrite\
      A yellowish oily volatile liquid, {C5H11NO2}, used in
      medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The
      inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the
      face.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amylene \Am"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
      One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, {C5H10}, of the
      ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid
      commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of
      the group.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amylometer \Am`y*lom"e*ter\, n. [Amylum + -meter.]
      Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a
      substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Anallantoic \An`al*lan*to"ic\, a. (Anat.)
      Without, or not developing, an allantois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Anileness \An"ile*ness\, n.
      Anility. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aniline \An"i*line\, a.
      Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See {Anil}.] (Chem.)
      An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
      regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been
      replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily
      liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but
      now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a
      base from which many brilliant dyes are made.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Induline \In"du*line\, n. [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.)
      (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue
            or violet, and represented by aniline violet.
      (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the
            oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or
            vanadium salts; -- called also {aniline black}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nigraniline \Ni*gran"i*line\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. niger black + E.
      aniline.] (Chem.)
      The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called
      also {aniline black}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mauve \Mauve\, n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from the
      similarity of the color to that of the petals of common
      mallow, Malva sylvestris. See {Mallow}.]
      A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
  
      {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by
            the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first
            discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It
            consists of the sulphate of mauve[8b]ne, and is a dark
            brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a
            beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},
            {violine}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Anilinism \An"i*lin*ism\, n. [Aniline + -ism.] (Med.)
      A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the
      manufacture of aniline.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annealing \An*neal"ing\, n.
      1. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less
            brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually
            from a high heat.
  
      2. The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware,
            etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Anneal \An*neal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an[?]lan; an
      on + [?]lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob.
      influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on
      gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr.
      L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. {Niello},
      {Negro}.]
      1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass,
            cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of
            rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
  
      2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix
            the colors laid on them.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annul \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad
      to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.]
      1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.
  
                     Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And
                     all her various objects of delight Annulled.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to
            do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees,
            edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules,
            permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by
            component authority.
  
                     Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to
                     our liberties?                                    --Burke.
  
      Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind;
               revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annulment \An*nul"ment\, n. [Cf. F. annulement.]
      The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Amlin, OH
      Zip code(s): 43002

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   annealing
  
      {simulated annealing}
  
  
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