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] |