<B>Andromeda, </B>noun, genitive (def. 2) <B>Andromedae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Greek Legend.) a princess of Ethiopia who was chained to the side of a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster in order to save her country. Perseus killed the monster and married Andromeda. <DD><B> 2. </B>a northern constellation, between Perseus and Pegasus, containing the only spiral nebula in the Northern Hemisphere visible to the unaided eye. <DD><B> 3. </B>Also, <B>andromeda.</B> the horticultural name for any one of several evergreen shrubs of the heath family. </DL>
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<B>Andromedae, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of <B>Andromeda</B> (the constellation). </DL>
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<B>Andromedid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shower of meteors occurring in late November and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda. <BR> <I>Ex. The Leonids are remarkably swift; the Andromedids surprisingly slow (Pall Mall Gazette).</I> </DL>
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<B>androsphinx, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sphinx having the head of a man, as distinguished from one with the head of a ram (criosphinx) or of a hawk (hieracosphinx), one of the three types of the ancient Egyptian sphinx. </DL>
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<B>androspore, </B>noun. <B>=microspore.</B></DL>
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<B>androsterone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sex hormone conducive to certain male characteristics. </DL>
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<B>Andvari, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Norse Mythology.) a dwarf who was robbed by Loki of his treasure and a magic ring. </DL>
<B>-ane,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix forming nouns. Chemistry.) a saturated carbon of the methane series, such as in <I>butane</I> or <I>propane.</I> </DL>
<B>anecdotal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of anecdotes; containing anecdotes. <BR> <I>Ex. This book is informal, anecdotal and easy to read.</I> adv. <B>anecdotally.</B> </DL>
<B>anecdote, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a short account of some interesting incident or event, especially one in the life of a person. <BR> <I>Ex. Many anecdotes are told about Abe Lincoln.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>anecdotes,</B> </I>secret, private, or previously unpublished narratives or details of history or biography. <BR> <I>Ex. Professing ... to avoid anecdotes, I say nothing of those famous reconciliations and quarrels (Edmund Burke).</I> </DL>
<B>anecdotist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who relates anecdotes. </DL>
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<B>anechoic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or admitting no echoes. <BR> <I>Ex. an anechoic chamber.</I> </DL>
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<B>anele, </B>transitive verb, <B>aneled,</B> <B>aneling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to administer extreme unction to (a person who is dying). <DD><B> 2. </B>to anoint. </DL>
<A NAME="anelectric">
<B>anelectric, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> that cannot be electrified by friction. <DD><I>noun </I> an anelectric substance. </DL>
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<B>anemia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a weak condition caused by not enough red cells in the blood or by a loss of blood. It is characterized by pallor, palpitation of the heart, and a tendency to fatigue. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) lack of vigor or strength; weakness. Also, (especially British,) <B>anaemia.</B> </DL>
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<B>anemic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of anemia; having anemia. <BR> <I>Ex. anemic symptoms, an anemic child.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) lacking in vigor, strength, or spirit; weak. <BR> <I>Ex. an anemic economy, anemic defense.</I> adv. <B>anemically.</B> </DL>
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<B>anemic anoxia,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> decrease in oxygen from the blood caused by deficiency in hemoglobin or alteration of the hemoglobin in the blood by chemicals. </DL>
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<B>anemogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a record of an anemograph. </DL>
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<B>anemograph, </B>noun. <B>=anemometer.</B></DL>
<A NAME="anemographic">
<B>anemographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an anemograph or anemography (anemometry). </DL>
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<B>anemography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) <DD><B> 1. </B><B>=anemometry.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a treatise on the winds. </DL>
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<B>anemological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with anemology. </DL>
<A NAME="anemology">
<B>anemology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science of the winds. </DL>
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<B>anemometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for measuring the speed, or pressure, of the wind; wind gauge. </DL>
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<B>anemometric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an anemometer or anemometry. </DL>
<B>anemometry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the use of the anemometer; science or process of measuring wind speeds. </DL>
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<B>anemone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a perennial plant of the crowfoot family, with a slender stem and small, white or colored flowers shaped like cups; windflower. It often blossoms early in the spring. The wood anemone is one common kind. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=sea anemone </B>(a flowerlike polyp). </DL>
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<B>anemophilous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> fertilized by pollen carried by the wind, as the flowers of grasses, sedges, and pines; wind-pollinated. </DL>
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<B>anemophily, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> fertilization by pollen carried on the wind; wind-pollination. </DL>
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<B>anemoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any instrument for showing or recording the direction of the wind, such as a weather vane. </DL>
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<B>anemosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a condition of various trees in which the annual layers are separated from one another. It is supposed by some to be due to the action of strong winds upon the trunk, and by others to the action of frost or of lightning. </DL>
<B>anencephalous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> lacking a brain. </DL>
<A NAME="anencephalus">
<B>anencephalus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-li.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a creature without a brain. </DL>
<A NAME="anencephaly">
<B>anencephaly, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the absence of a brain. <BR> <I>Ex. fetal anencephaly.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anend">
<B>an-end, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) in the direction of the length; directly ahead. </DL>
<A NAME="anenst">
<B>anenst, </B>preposition. <B>=anent.</B></DL>
<A NAME="anent">
<B>anent, </B>preposition.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>concerning; about. <BR> <I>Ex. I note John DeLury's letter of Feb. 2, anent the rise of productivity of his workers (Robert Hoskins).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Dialect.) side by side with; beside. </DL>
<A NAME="anergy">
<B>anergy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of energy. <DD><B> 2. </B>loss or weakening of an acquired immunity. </DL>
<B>aneroid, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> using no liquid. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=aneroid barometer.</B> </DL>
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<B>aneroid altimeter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an altimeter that uses air pressure to measure altitude. </DL>
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<B>aneroid barometer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a barometer that is worked by the pressure of air on the elastic lid of an air tight metal box from which the air has been pumped out. A change of pressure causes a pointer attached to the lid to move along a scale. </DL>
<B>anesthesia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Anesthesia can be produced by ether, chloroform, novocaine, morphine, or other chemical agent, or by hypnotism, or as the result of hysteria, paralysis, or disease. The entire body (<B>general anesthesia</B>) or only a certain area or areas of the body (<B>local anesthesia</B>) may be affected. Also, (especially British,) <B>anaesthesia.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anesthesiologist">
<B>anesthesiologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person, usually a doctor, who studies anesthesiology or is an expert in administering anesthesia, especially during an operation. </DL>
<A NAME="anesthesiology">
<B>anesthesiology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science of administering general and local anesthetics, especially in surgery. </DL>
