acrobatics
— Noun
– English
~ the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
acrocarp
— Noun
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~ a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)
acrocarpous
— Adjective
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~ (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
Acrocarpus
— Noun
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~ small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
acrocentric
— Adjective
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~ having a subterminal centromere; "an acrocentric chromosome"
Acrocephalus
— Noun
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~ a genus of Sylviidae
acrocephaly
— Noun
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~ a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
Acroclinium
— Noun
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~ genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
acrocomia
— Noun
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~ Central and South American feather palms
acrocyanosis
— Noun
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~ cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
acrodont
— Noun
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~ an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
acrogen
— Noun
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~ any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenic
— Adjective
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~ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenous
— Adjective
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~ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrolein
— Noun
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~ a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
acromegalia
— Noun
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~ enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
acromegalic
— Adjective
– English
~ marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"
acromegaly
— Noun
– English
~ enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
acromicria
— Noun
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~ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
acromikria
— Noun
– English
~ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)