All English words - page 260

Meanings of Anharmonic:

adjective

Relating to or denoting motion that is not simple harmonic.

Usage examples:

The anharmonic dynamics involve diffusive motion and allow sampling of different conformational sub…

Meanings of Anhedonia:

noun

Inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities.

Usage examples:

The most common symptoms include feelings of anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure in anythin…

Meanings of Anhedral:

adjective

(of a crystal) having no plane faces.

Usage examples:

The pyroxenoid occurs as granular masses of small anhedral crystals associated with manganoan magne…

noun

Downward inclination of an aircraft's wing.

Usage examples:

Some gliders have large amounts of anhedral to improve their handling and with this power steering …

Meanings of Anhinga:

noun

Another term for darter (sense 1).

Meanings of Anhingas:

noun

Another term for darter (sense 1).

Meanings of Anhydride:

noun

The compound obtained by removing the elements of water from a particular acid.

Usage examples:

Sulphur trioxide is the anhydride of sulphuric acid

Meanings of Anhydrides:

noun

The compound obtained by removing the elements of water from a particular acid.

Usage examples:

Sulphur trioxide is the anhydride of sulphuric acid

Meanings of Anhydrite:

noun

A white mineral consisting of anhydrous calcium sulphate. it typically occurs in evaporite deposits.

Usage examples:

The lower, evaporitic part of each cycle contains halite, anhydrite (secondary after sedimentary gy…

Meanings of Anhydrous:

adjective

(of a substance, especially a crystalline compound) containing no water.

Usage examples:

The sample was maintained at room temperature for 24 h to ensure conversion of any anhydrous choles…

Meanings of Ani:

noun

A glossy black long-tailed bird of the cuckoo family, with a large deep bill, found in central and south america.

Usage examples:

Because anis have altricial nestlings, the provisioning help of all breeding adults is essential.

Meanings of Aniline:

noun

A colourless oily liquid present in coal tar. it is used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, and plastics, and was the basis of the earliest synthetic dyes.

Usage examples:

Phenol can be produced from aniline by reacting aniline with a mixture of sodium nitrite and hydroc…

Meanings of Anilingus:

noun

Sexual stimulation of the anus by the tongue or mouth.

Meanings of Anima:

noun

(in jungian psychology) the feminine part of a man's personality.

Usage examples:

Jung developed his theory of the personal animus and anima - male and female aspects of the psyche.

Meanings of Animadversion:

noun

Criticism or censure.

Usage examples:

Her animadversion against science

Meanings of Animadversions:

noun

Criticism or censure.

Usage examples:

Her animadversion against science

Meanings of Animadversive:

adjective

That has the capacity for animadversion; specifically (in early use) perceptive, percipient, (in later use) critical, hostile.

Meanings of Animadvert:

verb

Pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.

Usage examples:

We shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report

Meanings of Animadverted:

verb

Pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.

Usage examples:

We shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report

Meanings of Animadverter:

noun

A person who animadverts; a censurer, fault-finder; an unfavourable critic or commentator.

Meanings of Animadverting:

verb

Pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.

Usage examples:

We shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report

Meanings of Animadverts:

verb

Pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.

Usage examples:

We shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report

Meanings of Animal:

noun

A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.

Usage examples:

Wild animals adapt badly to a caged life

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of animals.

Usage examples:

The evolution of animal life

Meanings of Animal-doctor:

noun

A person with a medical degree who is trained to take care of the health of animals

Usage examples:

No animal doctor in the country would recommend sugar for feeding cows, pigs or sheep.

Meanings of Animal-fat:

noun

Something that lives and moves but is not a human, bird, fish, ...

Meanings of Animal-husbandry:

noun

The farming of animals to produce foods such as meat, eggs, and milk