| apricot | <botany> A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange colour, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. Origin: OE. Apricock, abricot, F. Abricot, fr. Sp. Albaricoque or Pg. Albricoque, fr. Ar. Albirqq, al-burqq. Though the E. And F. Form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr, pl. (Diosc. C. 1000) fr. L. Praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. Form apricock was prob. Taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| apricot kernel oil | See: persic oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aprindine | <chemical> A cardiac depressant used in arrhythmias. Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents. Chemical name: 1,3-Propanediamine, N-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-N',N'-diethyl-N-phenyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| Metastrongylus apri | A common lungworm species that occurs in larger bronchi of wild and domestic pigs, where it is highly pathogenic, causing verminous pneumonia, consolidation of lungs, emphysema, loss of condition, and reduced growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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