apophthegm
— Noun
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~ a short pithy instructive saying
apophysis
— Noun
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~ (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
apophysis
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~ (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
apoplexy
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~ a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
apoptosis
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~ a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
Aporocactus
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~ small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
aposelene
— Noun
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~ apoapsis in orbit around the moon
aposiopesis
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~ breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
apostasy
— Noun
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~ the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
apostasy
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~ the act of abandoning a party for cause
apostate
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~ a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
apostle
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~ an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
Apostle
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~ (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
Apostle
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~ any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
apostleship
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~ the position of apostle
apostrophe
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~ the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
apostrophe
— Noun
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~ address to an absent or imaginary person
apothecary
— Noun
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~ a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
apothecium
— Noun
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~ a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
apothegm
— Noun
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~ a short pithy instructive saying