| agronomy | The scientific study of soil management and crop production. (06 May 1997) |
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| agropine synthase | <enzyme> Final enzyme in the three enzyme pathway for agropine synthesis; cyclises deoxymannityl-glutamine to the lactone, agropine Registry number: EC 4.2.1.- Synonym: ags gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| agrostographic | Pertaining to agrostography. Origin: Cf. F. Agrostographique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrostographical | Pertaining to agrostography. Origin: Cf. F. Agrostographique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrostography | A description of the grasses. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrostological | Pertaining to agrostology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrostologist | One skilled in agrostology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrostology | <study> That part of botany which treats of the grasses. Origin: Gr. (04 Mar 1998) |
| agrypnia | Rarely used term for insomnia. Origin: G. Sleeplessness, fr. Agreo, to hunt after, + hypnos, sleep (05 Mar 2000) |
| agrypnocoma | A wakeful, apathetic, or lethargic state. Origin: G. Agrypnos, sleepless, + koma, coma (05 Mar 2000) |
| ague | 1. An acute fever. "Brenning agues." 2. <medicine> An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. 3. The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague. 4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague. Ague fit, a fit of the ague. Ague spell, a spell or charm against ague. Gay. Ague tree, the sassafras, sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. Origin: OE. Agu, ague, OF. Agu, F. Aigu, sharp, OF. Fem. Ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. Acutus sharp. See Acute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agyiophobia | <psychology> A form of agoraphobia characterised by a morbid fear of being in the street. Origin: G. Agyia, street, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| agynous | <botany> Without female organs; male. Origin: Gr. Priv. + woman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agyria | Congenital lack or underdevelopment of the convolutional pattern of the cerebral cortex, owing to a defect of development. Synonym: lissencephalia, lissencephaly. Origin: G. A-priv. + gyros, circle (05 Mar 2000) |