amylolysis
— Noun
– English
~ conversion of starch to sugar
amylolytic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to the process of amylolysis
amylum
— Noun
– English
~ 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
amyotonia
— Noun
– English
~ lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
amyotrophia
— Noun
– English
~ progressive wasting of muscle tissues
amyotrophy
— Noun
– English
~ progressive wasting of muscle tissues
Amytal
— Noun
– English
~ the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
amyxia
— Noun
– English
~ a condition in which no mucus in produced
an
— Noun
– English
~ an associate degree in nursing
Ana
— Noun
– English
~ mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
ana
— Noun
– English
~ a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
Anabantidae
— Noun
– English
~ small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
Anabaptism
— Noun
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~ a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
Anabaptist
— Noun
– English
~ adherent of Anabaptism
Anabas
— Noun
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~ the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
anabatic
— Adjective
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~ of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; "an anabatic wind"
anabiosis
— Noun
– English
~ suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns
anabiotic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to the state of anabiosis
anabolic
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"
anabolic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism