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   ameloblast
         n 1: a cell from which tooth enamel develops

English Dictionary: anal phase by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anal personality
n
  1. (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
    Synonym(s): anal personality, anal retentive personality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anal phase
n
  1. (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
    Synonym(s): anal stage, anal phase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
analbuminemia
n
  1. an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
analeptic
adj
  1. stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system"
n
  1. a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
analphabet
n
  1. an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn: analphabet, analphabetic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
analphabetic
adj
  1. relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
    Antonym(s): alphabetic, alphabetical
  2. not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"
    Antonym(s): alphabetic, alphabetical
  3. having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society"
    Synonym(s): analphabetic, unlettered
n
  1. an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn: analphabet, analphabetic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
analphabetism
n
  1. an inability to read
    Synonym(s): illiteracy, analphabetism
    Antonym(s): literacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annual fern
n
  1. small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn: annual fern, Jersey fern, Anogramma leptophylla]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annual parallax
n
  1. the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline
    Synonym(s): heliocentric parallax, annual parallax
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,
      Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.
      beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and
            family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family
            {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.
  
      Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
               ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has
               its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
               numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the
               {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of
               honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;
               the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.
               The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical
               honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.
  
      2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
            labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
            quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
  
                     The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                                              --S. G.
                                                                              Goodrich.
  
      3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See
            1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the
            sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
            through; -- called also {bee blocks}.
  
      {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})
            parasitic in beehives.
  
      {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
            European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.
  
      {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus
            {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some
            resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.
  
      {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family
            {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are
            parasitic upon bees.
  
      {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
            apiary. --Mortimer.
  
      {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
            the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
            also {propolis}.
  
      {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.
  
      {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family
            {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon
            the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.
  
      {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
            ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.
  
      {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus
            Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.
  
      {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose
            larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
            beehives.
  
      {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See
            Illust. of {Bee beetle}.
  
      {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.
            (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]
            (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.
            (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's
                  whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]
                  --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
            belonging to {Anthoch[91]ra} and allied genera of the
            family {Meliphagid[91]}. These birds usually have a large
            and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below
            each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent
            islands.
  
      Note: The best-known species ({Anthoch[91]ra carunculata})
               has the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe
               on each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark
               brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in
               life, are light blood-red. Called also {wattled crow},
               {wattled bee-eater}, {wattled honey eater}. Another
               species ({A. inauris}) is streaked with black, gray,
               and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped with
               orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the genus
               {Anellobia}, are closely related, but lack conspicuous
               wattles. The most common species ({A. mellivora}) is
               dark brown, finely streaked with white. Called also
               {goruck creeper}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The Australian brush turkey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,
      fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,
      tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,
      tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called
      in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the
            order Testudinata.
  
      Note: The term is applied especially to the land and
               fresh-water species, while the marine species are
               generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and
               turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see
               {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}.
  
      2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2.
  
      {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box},
            {Land}, etc.
  
      {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under
            {Painted}.
  
      {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}.
  
      {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water
            tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a
            blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow
            spots.
  
      {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a
            brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the
            leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a
            mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the
            caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida
            aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and
            allied plants.
  
      {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under
            {Elephant}.
  
      {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates
            of several species of sea turtles, especially of the
            hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the
            manufacture of various ornamental articles.
  
      {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several
            species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus
            {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of
            which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.
  
      {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See
            {Hawkbill}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amylobacter \Am`y*lo*bac"ter\, n. [L. amylum starch + NL.
      bacterium. See {Bacterium}.] (Biol.)
      A micro[94]rganism ({Bacillus amylobacter}) which develops in
      vegetable tissue during putrefaction. --Sternberg.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amyloplastic \Am`y*lo*plas"tic\, a. [Amylum + -plastic.]
      Starch-forming; amylogenic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amylopsin \Am`y*lop"sin\, n. [Amylum + Gr. [?] appearance.]
      (Physiol. Chem.)
      The diastase of the pancreatic juice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Analepsis \[d8]An`a*lep"sis\ ([acr]n`[adot]*l[ecr]p"s[icr]s),
   Analepsy \An"a*lep"sy\ ([acr]n"[adot]*l[ecr]p`s[ycr]), [Gr. [?]
      a taking up, or again, recovery, from [?]. See {Analemma}.]
      (Med.)
            (a) Recovery of strength after sickness.
            (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from
                  gastric disorder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Analeptic \An`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] restorative: cf. F.
      analeptique. See {Analepsis}.] (Med.)
      Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A
      restorative.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annihilable \An*ni"hi*la*ble\, a.
      Capable of being annihilated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aberration \Ab`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration.
      See {Aberrate}.]
      1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or
            moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
            [bd]The aberration of youth.[b8] --Hall. [bd]Aberrations
            from theory.[b8] --Burke.
  
      2. A partial alienation of reason. [bd]Occasional aberrations
            of intellect.[b8] --Lingard.
  
                     Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a
                     single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      3. (Astron.) A small periodical change of position in the
            stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined
            effect of the motion of light and the motion of the
            observer; called {annual aberration}, when the observer's
            motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or
            {diurnal aberration}, when of the earth on its axis;
            amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'',
            and in the latter, to 0.3''. {Planetary aberration} is
            that due to the motion of light and the motion of the
            planet relative to the earth.
  
      4. (Opt.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or
            mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same
            point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus;
            called {spherical aberration}, when due to the spherical
            form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different
            foci for central and marginal rays; and {chromatic
            aberration}, when due to different refrangibilities of the
            colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a
            distinct focus.
  
      5. (Physiol.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts
            not appropriate for it.
  
      6. (Law) The producing of an unintended effect by the
            glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A
            glances and strikes B.
  
      Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation;
               mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See
               {Insanity}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epact \E"pact\ ([emac]"p[acr]kt), n. [F. [82]pacte, fr. Gr.
      'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on
      or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See {Epi-},
      and {Act}.] (Chron.)
      The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the
      number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the
      beginning of the year.
  
      {Annual epact}, the excess of the solar year over the lunar
            year, -- being eleven days.
  
      {Menstrual epact}, [or] {Monthly epact}, the excess of a
            calendar month over a lunar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual
      inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change
      a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to
      change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]
      1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
            an object, as seen from two different stations, or points
            of view.
  
      2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body
            (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the
            earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional
            point, as the earth's center or the sun.
  
      {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric
            parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place
            of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual
            parallax of a fixed star.
  
      {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of
            an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the
            other, the head remaining unmoved.
  
      {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a
            body with reference to the earth's center. This is the
            kind of parallax that is generally understood when the
            term is used without qualification.
  
      {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with
            reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body
            by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the
            heliocentric parallax of a planet.
  
      {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
            body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the
            body by the earth's radius.
  
      {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position
            undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
            --Brande & C.
  
      {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),
            their apparent displacement when the eye changes its
            position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus
            of the object glass.
  
      {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Variation \Va`ri*a"tion\, n. [OE. variatioun, F. variation, L.
      variatio. See {Vary}.]
      1. The act of varying; a partial change in the form,
            position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification;
            alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a
            variation of color in different lights; a variation in
            size; variation of language.
  
                     The essences of things are conceived not capable of
                     any such variation.                           --Locke.
  
      2. Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a
            position or state; amount or rate of change.
  
      3. (Gram.) Change of termination of words, as in declension,
            conjugation, derivation, etc.
  
      4. (Mus.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful
            embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or
            harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a
            musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the
            essential features of the original shall still preserve
            their identity.
  
      5. (Alg.) One of the different arrangements which can be made
            of any number of quantities taking a certain number of
            them together.
  
      {Annual variation} (Astron.), the yearly change in the right
            ascension or declination of a star, produced by the
            combined effects of the precession of the equinoxes and
            the proper motion of the star.
  
      {Calculus of variations}. See under {Calculus}.
  
      {Variation compass}. See under {Compass}.
  
      {Variation of the moon} (Astron.), an inequality of the
            moon's motion, depending on the angular distance of the
            moon from the sun. It is greater at the octants, and zero
            at the quadratures.
  
      {Variation of the needle} (Geog. & Naut.), the angle included
            between the true and magnetic meridians of a place; the
            deviation of the direction of a magnetic needle from the
            true north and south line; -- called also {declination of
            the needle}.
  
      Syn: Change; vicissitude; variety; deviation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annullable \An*nul"la*ble\, a.
      That may be Annulled.
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