| amylaceous |
of, concerning, or resembling starch. |
| amylase |
any of a class of enzymes, found in saliva and many tissues of plants and animals, that break down starch to sugars. |
| amyloid |
a starchy substance, as in food. [3 definitions] |
| amyloidosis |
a condition characterized by deposition of amyloid in the body. |
| amylopsin |
an enzyme produced by the pancreas, capable of converting starch into sugar. |
| amylum |
starch. |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
a disease that causes loss of control in muscle movement because of the degeneration of nerve cells; Lou Gehrig's disease. |
| -an |
one that is from, belongs to, or lives in. [4 definitions] |
| an |
variant of the indefinite article "a," used before words starting with a vowel or vowel sound. [2 definitions] |
| an-1 |
not; without. |
| an-2 |
to. |
| -ana |
collected items or information pertaining to (such) a subject. |
| ana- |
up or upward. [4 definitions] |
| Anabaptist |
a member of any of several Protestant sects formed in the sixteenth century that baptized only adult believers, opposed military service, and advocated the separation of church and state. [2 definitions] |
| anabasis |
any large-scale military expedition or march, esp. one from a coast to the interior. |
| anabatic |
pertaining to wind currents that rise because of heat pockets and the like. |
| anabiosis |
a returning to life after death or apparent death; resuscitation. |
| anabolic steroid |
a synthetic hormone sometimes used by athletes to increase muscle size or strength, but widely prohibited by athletic leagues, associations, and the like. |
| anabolism |
the process in living organisms by which complex structures are synthesized from simple ones, as body tissues from food. |
| anachronism |
the representation of something as existing or happening at a time when that thing did not exist or happen, or a similar presentation done in error. [2 definitions] |
| anacoluthon |
a sudden shift within a sentence from one grammatical structure to another, esp. when done for rhetorical effect. |