Adelie
— Noun
– English
~ medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
Aden
— Noun
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~ an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
Adenanthera
— Noun
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~ small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
adenauer
— Noun
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~ German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
adenine
— Noun
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~ (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
adenitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of a gland or lymph node
Adenium
— Noun
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~ one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia
adenocarcinoma
— Noun
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~ malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
adenocarcinomatous
— Adjective
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~ of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma
adenohypophysis
— Noun
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~ the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
adenoid
— Adjective
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~ relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
adenoid
— Noun
– English
~ a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
adenoidal
— Adjective
– English
~ sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"
adenoidal
— Adjective
– English
~ of or pertaining to the adenoids