| appl | appliance; application, applied |
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| applagin | <protein> See disintegrin. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| applanation | In tonometry, the flattening of the cornea by pressure. Intraocular pressure is directly proportional to external pressure, and inversely proportional to the area flattened. See: applanation tonometer. Origin: L. Ad, toward, + planum, plane (05 Mar 2000) |
| applanation tonometer | An instrument for determining ocular tension by application of a small flat disk to the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applanometry | Use of an applanation tonometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apple | 1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones. The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung. 2. <botany> Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree. 3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple. 4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold. Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding. Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See Blight, Apple borer, the larva of a small moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) which burrows in the interior of apples. See Codling moth. Dead Sea Apple. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics." . A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut. Origin: OE. Appel, eppel, AS. Aeppel, aepl; akin to Fries. & D. Appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. Apfel, Icel. Epli, Sw. Aple, Dan. Aeble, Gael. Ubhall, W. Afal, Arm. Aval, Lith. Oblys, Russ. Iabloko; of unknown origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apple domain | <molecular biology> A consensus sequence, composed of 90 amino acids including 6 cysteines, that forms a characteristic, vaguely apple shaped, pattern via disulphide bridges. Shared by plasma kallikrein and coagulation factor XI, both serine proteases. (18 Nov 1997) |
| apple jelly nodules | Descriptive term for the papular lesions of lupus vulgaris, as they appear on diascopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apple oil | Isoamyl isovalerate;used as a sedative; formerly used in the treatment of gallstones because of its solvent action on cholesterol. Synonym: apple oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appliance | <dentistry> Anything the orthodontist attaches to your teeth to move your teeth or to change the shape of your jaw (05 Mar 2000) |
| applicand | <abbreviation> Applicandus, to be applied. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applicate | Applied or put to some use. "Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements." (I. <mathematics> Taylor) Applicate number, one which applied to some concrete case. Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve. Origin: L. Applicatus, p. P. Of applicare. See Apply Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| application | Employment as a means, specific use. (18 Nov 1997) |
| applicator | A slender rod of wood, flexible metal, or synthetic material, at one end of which is attached a pledget of cotton or other substance for making local applications to any accessible surface. Origin: L. Ap-plico, to attach to (05 Mar 2000) |
| applied anatomy | The practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. Synonym: applied anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applied anthropology | A fusion of modern cultural anthropology and some aspects of sociology in the study of literate peoples in their cultures and deriving applications therefrom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appliance |
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job durable goods for home or office use
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a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; lotion: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
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| apple |
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
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engineering: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
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a device for applying a substance
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| appl | express approval of |
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| appl | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
| appl | worthy of high praise |
| appl | someone who applauds |
| appl | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together |
| appl | fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
| appl | native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits |
| appl | bright green aphid |
| appl | a disease of apple trees |
| appl | thick dark spicy puree of apples |
| appl | a disease of apple trees |
| appl | apples wrapped in pastry and baked |
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