auditory ossicle
— Noun
– English
～ ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
Asio otus
— Noun
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～ slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
apothecaries' ounce
— Noun
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～ a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
all get out
— Noun
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～ an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'"
acting out
— Noun
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～ a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
acting out
— Noun
– English
～ (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
arteria ovarica
— Noun
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～ the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries
Albatrellus ovinus
— Noun
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～ a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
amphitropous ovule
— Noun
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～ a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
anatropous ovule
— Noun
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～ a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
Anomalopteryx oweni
— Noun
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～ the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
aluminium oxide
— Noun
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～ any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
aluminum oxide
— Noun
– English
～ any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
arsenous oxide
— Noun
– English
～ a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
artificial pacemaker
— Noun
– English
～ an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
arm pad
— Noun
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～ a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
Amorphophallus paeonifolius
— Noun
– English
～ putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
antifouling paint
— Noun
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～ a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces
acrylic paint
— Noun
– English
～ used especially by artists
action painting
— Noun
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～ a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles