adornment
— Noun
– English
～ a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
adoxography
— Noun
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～ fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects; "Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things"; "adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers"
adp
— Noun
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～ an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
ADP
— Noun
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～ data processing by a computer
ADPS
— Noun
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～ a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
adrenal
— Noun
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～ either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
adrenalectomy
— Noun
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～ surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
Adrenalin
— Noun
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～ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
adrenaline
— Noun
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～ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
adrenarche
— Noun
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～ the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
adrenergic
— Noun
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～ drug that has the effects of epinephrine
adrenocorticotrophin
— Noun
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～ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropin
— Noun
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～ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenosterone
— Noun
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～ a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland
Adrian
— Noun
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～ English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
Adrian
— Noun
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～ Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
adrianople
— Noun
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～ a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
Adrianopolis
— Noun
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～ a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
adriatic
— Noun
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～ an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
adroitness
— Noun
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～ skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"