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abnormal different from the normal or usual; not typical. (Cf. irregular.)
adapter a device or part that adapts a machine or tool to a different use. [1/2 definitions]
adrenal gland either of two small glands of different shapes, located above the kidneys, that secrete adrenaline and various steroid hormones.
a far cry a long way; quite different.
air lock an airtight compartment in which the air pressure can be regulated, usu. situated between two areas that have different air pressures, as in underwater operations. [1/2 definitions]
allo- other; different; variation.
allogeneic belonging to the same species but genetically different.
allograft a tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of the same species but are genetically different.
allopathy treatment of disease with agents intended to produce effects that are different from those of the disease. (Cf. homeopathy.)
allopatric living in different geographic areas or in isolation, used esp. in reference to closely related species or to different populations of a single species. [1/2 definitions]
almanac a published collection of interesting and useful facts about many different subjects. [1/3 definitions]
alter to make different; change. [2 definitions]
anagram a word or phrase formed by the transposition of letters of a different word or phrase.
analogous in biology, similar in form or function, but of different evolutionary origin. [1/2 definitions]
analogue in biology, an organ or structure similar to another of different evolutionary origin. [1/2 definitions]
analogy in biology, a similarity in form or function of organs or parts that are of different evolutionary origin. [1/5 definitions]
anew in a new and different manner. [1/2 definitions]
anisotropic having different dimensions along different axes. [1/2 definitions]
another being a different one or one of a distinctly different kind. [2/5 definitions]
antagonistic having opposite effects, or acting in different directions, as a pair of muscles. [1/2 definitions]
arbitrage the purchase of a security or commodity in one financial market and its immediate resale in a different market, used as a way to profit from the difference in market prices. [1/3 definitions]