abyssomicinAny of a class of polyketide antibiotics, having a spirotetronic tricyclic subunit in their structure, derived from certain marine organisms.
abyssopelagicOf or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
abystaA thick unsalted cornmeal porridge used in Abkhazian cuisine.
AcacianA follower of Acacius of Caesarea, a 4th-century moderate Arianist bishop whose followers signed the Nicene Creed but adopted a different theological understanding of it based on the Father merely resembling the Son.
academicBelonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
academicalBelonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
academicallyIn an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
academicalsThe articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
academicianA member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
academicianshipA membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
academicismThe doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
AcademusAn Athenian hero who saved Athens by preventing an invasion by Castor and Pollux.
academyAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
acadesineA drug that is an adenosine-regulating agent.
AcadiaA former French colony in North America in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what are now the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and part of the state of Maine in the United States.
acadialiteA mineral found in Nova Scotia consisting of red chabazite.
AcadianOf or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture.
AcadianaAn official region of the U.S. state of Louisiana comprised of 22 parishes (equivalent to counties in other U.S. states), which is the historical heartland of the state's francophone population; notably inhabited by Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles.
AcadianismA word, phrase or structure that is characteristic of Acadian French.
acalymmateForming clusters of pollen grains (usually tetrads or polyads) in which the sexines of the respective grains do not merge to form a continuous sheath.
acalyphaAny plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments.
acalyptrateOf or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
Acamarθ¹ Eridani, one of the two components of the binary system Theta Eridani in the constellation of Eridanus.
acanaA tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
acanthellaA larval stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host, preceding the cystacanth stage which is infective to the definitive host.
acanthesthesiaA type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.
acanthinstrontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea
acanthineOf, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
acanthionA point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
acanthoceratoidAny member of the Acanthoceratoidea superfamily of ammonites.
acanthocheilonemiasisA rare tropical infectious disease caused by the parasitic nematode Acanthocheilonema perstans. It can cause skin rashes, abdominal and chest pain, muscle and joint pain, neurological disorders and skin lumps.