aecidiumThe cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aeciosporeA binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeciumA cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
aedificichniaEvidence of organisms building structures outside of the infaunal realm, such as termite mounds or wasp nests.
aedileAn elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.
aegisA mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
AegisthusThe murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
AegleThe goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius.
AegospotamiA small river issuing into the Hellespont, northeast of Sestos, whose mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC in which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War.
AegriffThe character of Young Griff from the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series.
aegrotatA certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.
AEMTAn advanced EMT with extra specialized training and certification with some of the practices and capacities usually afforded only to a paramedic such as EKG and IV.
aenachA fair or fair-like assembly in ancient Ireland.
AeneasA Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.
AeneidA classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.
aeneusA kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).
AenianiaA small Ancient Greek district to the south of Thessaly (which it was sometimes considered part of), in Central Greece. It was associated with Oetaea.
aeolinaAn early type of harmonica with metal plates enclosing free reeds.
AeolineA string stop on an organ with a very soft tone.
aeolipileA steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation, which is mostly regarded as a curiosity with no practical use.
AeolisAn area of Ancient Greece that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located.
aeolismThe use of the Aeolic language or its syntactic structures.
AeolistA pompous person, pretending to have inspiration or spiritual insight.
aeolisticPertaining to superfluous rhetorical flourishes; long-winded; bombastic.
aeolodiconAn obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aeolomelodiconAn obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aeolopantalonAn obsolete musical instrument combining the aeolomelodicon with a piano, allowing them to be played separately or together.
aeolosaurianAny extinct titanosaur of the clade †Aeolosaurini
aeolosauridAny extinct titanosaur of the genus †Aeolosaurus
aeolothripidAny of the thrips in the family Aeolothripidae.
aeolotropicPertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeolotropyThe phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeolsklavierA modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
AeolusThe name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.