| annates | The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings. See: Ann. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anneal | The sustained heating of a material such as steel or glass at aspecific high temperature, followed by gradual cooling, this is done to eliminate weakness or to produce other qualities. The pairing of complementary DNA or RNA sequences, via hydrogenbonding, to form a double-stranded molecule. Mostoften used to describe the binding of a short primer or probe. (09 Oct 1997) |
| annealing | 1. Toughening upon slow cooling. 2. Used in the context of DNA renaturation after temperature dissociation of the two strands. Rate of annealing is a function of complementarity. 3. Fusion of microtubules or microfilaments end to end. (18 Nov 1997) |
| annealing lamp | An alcohol lamp with a soot-free flame used in dentistry to drive off the protective NH3 gas coating from the surface of cohesive gold foil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annectent | Connected with; joined. Origin: L. An-necto, pres. P. -nectnes, pp. -nexus, to join to (05 Mar 2000) |
| annectent gyrus | A small convolution connecting two lobes or two main gyri in the depth of a sulcus. Synonym: annectent gyrus, transitional convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annelida | <zoology> A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chaetopoda, including the Oligochaeta or earthworms and Polychaeta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chaetopoda. Origin: NL. See Annelid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| annelidan | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Annelida. One of the Annelida. Origin: F. Annelide, fr. Anneler to arrange in rings, OF. Anel a ring, fr. L. Anellus a ring, dim. Of annulus a ring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| annelidous | <zoology> Of the nature of an annelid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| annelids | Common name for members of the phylum Annelida. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annellata | <zoology> See Annelida. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| annellide | A conidiogenous cell that produces conidia in succession, each leaving a ringlike collar on the cell wall when released. Origin: Fr. Annelide, fr. L. Anellus, a ring (05 Mar 2000) |
| annelloconidium | A conidium produced by an annellide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anneloid | <zoology> An animal resembling an annelid. Origin: F. Annele ringed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| annexa | This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology the adnexa are the appendages of the uterus, namely the ovaries, Fallopian tubes and ligaments that hold the uterus in place. (12 Dec 1998) |