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| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| abattoir |
a place where animals are killed and cut up for food; slaughterhouse. |
| abomasum |
the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested. |
| accommodate |
to provide food or lodging or both for. [1/6 definitions] |
| accommodation |
(usu. pl.) food and lodging, or lodging alone. [1/6 definitions] |
| aflatoxin |
any of a group of toxic compounds produced by certain molds, esp. those in the genus Aspergillus. Consumption of food contaminated with these molds can cause liver disease and cancer. |
| agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
| agriculture |
the science or activity of farming. Agriculture includes raising crops and animals for food. |
| alfalfa |
a plant with purple flowers that is grown as food for cattle and horses. Alfalfa is a member of the legume family of plants. |
| algae |
organisms that live mainly in the water and make their food through photosynthesis. Algae are different from plants in that they have no true leaves, roots, or stems. Seaweeds are algae. "Algae" is a plural noun; the singular form is "alga." |
| aliment |
physical nourishment; food. [1/3 definitions] |
| alimentary |
relating to food or nutrition. [1/2 definitions] |
| alimentary canal |
the tube in the body through which food travels as it is digested. The alimentary canal goes from the mouth to the anus, and includes the esophagus, the stomach, and the small and large intestines. |
| alimentation |
that which serves as nourishment; food. [1/2 definitions] |
| allergic |
having abnormal or disabling sensitivity to certain agents such as drugs, food, or pollen, resulting in a hypersensitive reaction upon exposure (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
| almond |
the hard oval seed of this tree that is like a nut and eaten as food. [1/3 definitions] |
| amaranth |
a plant having coarse leaves and bearing purple, green, or red clusters of small flowers, often grown as a food crop. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambrosia |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the food or drink of the gods. [1/3 definitions] |
| amoeba |
a tiny living thing made of only one cell. Amoebas move by changing their shape. They eat by wrapping their bodies around their food. Amoebas live in fresh and salt water, soil, and in animals. Most kinds of amoebas can only be seen through a microscope. |
| amyloid |
a starchy substance, as in food. [1/3 definitions] |
| anabolism |
the process in living organisms by which complex structures are synthesized from simple ones, as body tissues from food. |
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