Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z anguineal Like a snake; anguineous anguineous Like a snake. anguinid Any member of the genus Anguina of nematodes. anguinine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of serpents. anguinous of, pertaining to, or like a snake. anguiped Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs anguish Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering. anguished Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent. anguishedly In an anguished manner. anguishful Full of anguish. anguishing A feeling or expression of anguish. anguishless Without anguish. anguishly With anguish; anguishedly. anguishment Synonym of anguish anguishous Full of anguish. anguivioside A particular steroid glycoside. Angul A district of Odisha, India. angulaperturate Having apertures at the corners of an angular amb angular Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles. angularity The property or characteristic of possessing angles. angularization The process of making something angular. angularize To make angular. angularly In an angular manner angularness The state or quality of being angular. angulate Shaped with corners or angles. angulated Synonym of angulate. angulately In an angulate manner. angulation The formation of angles. angulator An instrument with movable mechanical arms, used in phototopography to produce maps from photographs. angulin Any of a group of tight junction proteins associated with the blood-brain barrier angulinerved Having the veins forming an angle with the midrib, as in most dicotyledons. anguliradiate That radiate at angles Angulo A surname. anguloarticular angular and articular anguloid Somewhat angular angulometer Any of various instruments for measuring exterior angles. angulosity angularity angulospenial A bone in the lower jaw of amphibians angulosplenial angular and splenial angulous angular; having corners angulus An angle or corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus. angus A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage. angust Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious. angustate narrowed angustation The act of making narrow; a contracting or straitening. angustibalin A cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactone found in Balduina angustifolia, related to helenalin. angusticanaliculate Having a pore system in which pores are approximately 10μm in diameter and are straight, unbranching and long, with a low pore density. angusticlave A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank. angusticlavia A tunic, with two vertical stripes, worn under a toga in Ancient Rome. angustidine A monoterpenoid indole alkaloid 18-methyl-3,13,17-triazapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,9.015,20]henicosa-1(21),2(10),4,6,8,15(20),16,18-octaen-14-one angustidontid Any crustacean of the family †Angustidontidae angustifoliate Having narrow leaves. angustifolious Having narrow leaves. angustimurate Having relatively narrow muri, not exceeding 20% of the diameter of the lumina angustine An indole alkaloid 19-ethenyl-3,13,17-triazapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,9.015,20]henicosa-1(21),2(10),4,6,8,15(20),16,18-octaen-14-one angustione A ketone that exhibits antioxidant, anticancer and antiviral activities. angustiseptal Having a narrow-partitioned fruit. angustiseptate Having a narrow septum angustoline An indole alkaloid (1-hydroxyethyl)indolo[2',3':3,4]pyrido[1,2-b][2,7]naphthyridin-5(7H)-one Anguthimri An extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. angwantibo Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs. Angwin A census-designated place in Napa County, California, United States. angy Angry in a cute way. anhalamine A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii. anhalidine A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii. anhaline An alkaloid, 4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenol, found in peyotes of the genus Anhalonium anhalonidine A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii. anhalonine An alkaloid isolated from Lophophora williamsii. Anhalt A surname. Anhanga An evil spirit in the mythology of several native groups from Brazil and Indianist literature, believed to torment the souls of the dead and to manifest in nature as tempestuous noises. anhanguerid Any pterosaur of the family Anhangueridae. anhaptoglobinemia The absence of haptoglobin in the bloodstream anharmonic Not harmonic. Inharmonic. anharmonically In an anharmonic manner. anharmonicity The deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator) anhedonia The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions. anhedonic Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure. anhedral Lacking sharp, recognisable crystal faces. anhelation Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath. anhele To yearn for, or to pant. anhelous Short of breath; panting or gasping anhemitonic Lacking half steps. Anhenerehaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Anhenunfushi An uninhabited island of Baa, Maldives. anhepatia The total failure of liver function. anhepatic Lacking a liver (especially at a stage during a transplant operation) Anheuser A surname from German. anhidrosis The reduced ability or inability to sweat. anhidrotic lacking the ability to sweat anhima horned screamer anhimid Any member of the family Anhimidae, the screamers. anhinga Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga. anhingid Any member of the Anhingidae. anhistorical Not historical. anhistous Without definite structure. anholocyclic Not holocyclic. anholonomic nonholonomic anholonomy An anholonomic system anhomomorphic Not homomorphic Anhui A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei. anhungered Hungry. anhungry Hungry. Anhur An ancient Egyptian war god anhydramnios The complete lack of amniotic fluid during pregnancy, due to fetal anomaly-associated anuria. anhydrase An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material. anhydrate An acid anhydride anhydration The formation of an anhydrate anhydric anhydrous anhydride Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides. anhydridization Conversion into an anhydride. anhydrite An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate. anhydritic Relating to anhydrites. anhydrobiont Any organism that lives in an environment with nearly no water anhydrobiosis A form of cryptobiosis that occurs in situations of extreme desiccation. anhydrobiote Any anhydrobiotic organism anhydrobiotic Relating to anhydrobiosis anhydrocinnzeylanol A terpene lactone with the molecular formula C₂₀H₃₀O₆. anhydrodigitalin A particular steroid glycoside. anhydroecgonine ecgonidine anhydrofructose A metabolic pathway that forms secondary metabolites from glycogen via 1,5-anhydro-D-fructase. anhydrogalactose The major sugar which forms agarose. anhydroglucopyranose The pyranose form of anhydroglucose anhydroglucose The moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group) anhydrohydroxyprogesterone Synonym of ethisterone. anhydrokainite A sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula KMg(SO₄)Cl. anhydrolase Any hydrolase that hydrolyses an acid anhydride anhydroleucovorin An intermediate, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, in the interconversion of glycine and serine that is catalysed by folic acid anhydromannose Any anhydro sugar derived from mannose anhydromuropeptide A muropeptide containing a (normally terminal) anhydrosugar anhydronucleoside Any nucleoside derived from an anhydrosugar anhydropic Not hydropic (replete with yolk) anhydroprotectant That protects from the effects of dehydration anhydrosaccharide Synonym of anhydrosugar. anhydrosorbitol Synonym of sorbitan. anhydrosugar An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar anhydrotetracycline A derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics anhydrothrombin An anhydro form of thrombin. anhydrous Having little or no water. anhydrousness The quality of being anhydrous. anhydrovinblastine One of two vinca alkaloids useful in the treatment of cancer. anhygroscopic (of a substance) Tending to remain dry or anhydrous. anhypostasia The quality of Jesus Christ's humanity, such that it has its existence entirely from the hypostatic union, rather than from any independent human personhood (or hypostasis). The concept does not deny Jesus's personhood, but denies that Jesus's humanity has any personhood apart from the one hypostasis in which his humanity and divinity are united. anhypostatic Not hypostatic. anhysteretic Not involving or producing hysteresis. anhyzer A throw that curves the way as that of the throwing arm, i.e. right for a right-hand player or left for a left-hand player. ani Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family. aniacinamidosis A deficiency of niacinamide that is sometimes associated with pellagra aniacinosis Synonym of aniacinamidosis. Aniakchak A river in Lake and Peninsula Borough on the Alaska Peninsula in the United States. Anian A toponym used on old maps, located in Alaska-area