| apodia | Congenital absence of feet. Synonym: apody. Origin: G. A-priv. + pous, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apodous | <zoology> Apodal; apod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apody | Congenital absence of feet. Synonym: apody. Origin: G. A-priv. + pous, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
| apoenzyme | <biochemistry> An enzyme without its cofactor. See: apoprotein. (18 Nov 1997) |
| apoferritin | <chemical> Chemical name: Ferritins, apo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| apogamia | Apogamy Synonym: parthenogenesis. Origin: G. Apo, away, + gameo, to wed (05 Mar 2000) |
| apogamy | <botany> The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore. Origin: Pref. Apo- + Gr. Marriage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apogeal | <astronomy> Apogean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apogee | 1. <astronomy> That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth. 2. The farthest or highest point; culmination. Origin: Gr. From the earth; from +, earth: cf. F. Apogee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apogeotropic | <botany> Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc. Origin: Pref. Apo- + Gr. Earth + turning. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apograph | A copy or transcript. Origin: Gr.; from + to write: cf. F. Apographe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apohyal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone. Origin: Pref. Apo- + the Gr. Letter Y. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apoinducer | A protein that binds to DNA to switch on transcription. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apolar | <biology> Having no radiating processes; applied particularly to certain nerve cells. Origin: Pref. A- + polar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apolar bond | <chemistry> The attractive force between molecules due to the close positioning of non-hydrophilic portions of the two molecules. (09 Oct 1997) |