| alinement | 1. The longitudinal position of a bone or limb. 2. The act of bringing into line. 3. In dentistry, the arrangement of the teeth in relation to the supporting structures and the adjacent and opposing dentitions. Synonym: alinement. Origin: Fr. Aligner, to line up, fr. L. Linea, line (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alinjection | Injection of alcohol for hardening and preserving pathologic and histologic specimens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alioth | <astronomy> A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper. Origin: Ar. Alyat the tail of a fat sheep. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aliped | <zoology> Wing-footed, as the bat. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat. Origin: L. Alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Alipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aliphatic | <biochemistry, chemistry> A major class of organic compounds where carbon and hydrogen molecules are arranged in straight or branched chains. A type of hydrocarbon that includes alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. (13 Nov 1997) |
| aliphatic acids | The acids of nonaromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., acetic, propionic, butyric acids); the so-called fatty acids of the formula R-COOH, where R is a nonaromatic (aliphatic) hydrocarbon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic compound | An organic compound in which the chain does not form a ring. Synonym: aliphatic compound, open chain compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic nitrilase | <enzyme> Acts on aliphatic nitriles such as acrylonitrile, crotononitrile and glutaronitrile, forming a carboxylic acid + nh3; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.5.5.- Synonym: rhodococcus rhodochrous k22 nitrilase, acrylonitrile nitrilase, glutaronitrile nitrilase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alipoid | Characterised by absence of lipoids. Origin: G. A-priv. + lipoides, resembling fat (05 Mar 2000) |
| alipotropic | Having no effect upon fat metabolism, or upon the movement of fat to the liver. Origin: G. A-priv. + lipos, fat, + tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliquant | <mathematics> An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot. Origin: L. Aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. Aliquante. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aliquot | <chemistry> A small portion. It is common practice to subdivide a precious solution of reagent into aliquots that are used when needed without handling the total sample. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alisanders | <botany> A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is. Synonym: horse parsely. Origin: OE. Alisaundre, OF. Alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aliseptal | <anatomy> Relating to expansions of the nasal septum. Origin: L. Ala wing + E. Septal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alisphenoid | <anatomy> The alisphenoid bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |