| anabrotic | An obsolete term for a substance that produces ulceration or erosion of the skin surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anacamptic | Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo). The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See Catoptrics. Origin: Gr. To bend back; back + to bend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacamptometer | Instrument for measuring the intensity of the deep reflexes. Origin: G. Anakampsis, a bending back, reflection, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| anacanthous | Spineless, as certain fishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacanths | <zoology> A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Priv. + thorny, fr. Thorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacardiaceous | <botany> Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacardic | Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacardiol | 3-Ethoxy-N,N-diethyl-4-hydroxybenzamide;an analeptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anacardium | <botany> A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Similar to + heart; the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacatesthesia | A hovering sensation. Origin: G. Ana, up, + kata, down, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| anacathartic | <medicine> Producing vomiting or expectoration. An anacatharic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. Origin: Gr, fr. To cleanse upward, i. E, by vomiting; + . See Cathartic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacharis | <botany> A fresh water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Synonym: waterweed and water thyme. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Up + grace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anachronism | A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, especially. One by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation. Origin: Gr, fr. To refer to a wrong time, to confound times; + time: cf. F. Anachronisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anacidity | Absence of acidity; used especially to denote absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anaclasis | 1. Reflection of light or sound. 2. Refraction of the ocular media. Origin: G. A bending back, reflection (05 Mar 2000) |