axolemma
— Noun
– English
~ outer membrane covering an axon
axolotl
— Noun
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~ larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
axon
— Noun
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~ long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
axonal
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or resembling an axon
axone
— Noun
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~ long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
axseed
— Noun
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~ European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
ayah
— Noun
– English
~ (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
ayapana
— Noun
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~ low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
ayatollah
— Noun
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~ a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
aye-aye
— Noun
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~ nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
ayin
— Noun
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~ the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
ayr
— Noun
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~ a port in southwestern Scotland
ayrshire
— Noun
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~ hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
Aythya affinis
— Noun
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~ common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
Aythya americana
— Noun
– English
~ North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
Aythya
— Noun
– English
~ canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
ayurveda
— Noun
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~ (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
az
— Noun
– English
~ the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
AZ
— Noun
– English
~ a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
Azactam
— Noun
– English
~ an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects