avidity
— Noun
– English
~ a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
avidly
— Adverb
– English
~ in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"
avidness
— Noun
– English
~ a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
avifauna
— Noun
– English
~ the birds of a particular region or period
avifaunal
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
avifaunistic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
avignon
— Noun
– English
~ a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
avionic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to avionics
avionics
— Noun
– English
~ science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; "avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program"
avirulent
— Adjective
– English
~ not virulent; unable to produce disease
avitaminosis
— Noun
– English
~ any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
avitaminotic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis
avo
— Noun
– English
~ 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao
avocado
— Adjective
– English
~ of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
avocado
— Noun
– English
~ a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
avocado
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
avocation
— Noun
– English
~ an auxiliary activity
avocational
— Adjective
– English
~ of or involved in an avocation
avocet
— Noun
– English
~ long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Amedeo Avogadro
— Noun
– English
~ Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)