American Staffordshire terrier
— Noun
– English
~ American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
Australian terrier
— Noun
– English
~ small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
act of terrorism
— Noun
– English
~ the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
aids-test
— Noun
– Danish
~ undersøgelse af en blodprøve der skal afgøre om en ...
agglutination test
— Noun
– English
~ a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections
alpha test
— Noun
– English
~ (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
alpha-naphthol test
— Noun
– English
~ biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid
acid test
— Noun
– English
~ a rigorous or crucial appraisal
arteria testicularis
— Noun
– English
~ a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
Anabas testudineus
— Noun
– English
~ a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
A. testudineus
— Noun
– English
~ a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
apyretic tetanus
— Noun
– English
~ clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Anemone tetonensis
— Noun
– English
~ silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
Acanthocereus tetragonus
— Noun
– English
~ cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
ASCII text file
— Noun
– English
~ a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
Arabidopsis thaliana
— Noun
– English
~ a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
Anemonella thalictroides
— Noun
– English
~ woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
Alfred Thayer Mahan
— Noun
– English
~ United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)
Apostle of the Gentiles
— Noun
– English
~ (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
Alexander the Liberator
— Noun
– English
~ the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)