| anaphase | (noun) the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | - |
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| anaphasic | (adjective) of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase | - |
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| anaphor | (noun) a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent | - |
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| anaphora | (noun) using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier | - |
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| (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | Synonyms: epanaphora |
| anaphoric | (adjective) relating to anaphora | - |
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| anaphrodisia | (noun) decline or absence of sexual desire | - |
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| anaphrodisiac | (adjective) tending to diminish sexual desire | - |
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| anaphylactic | (adjective) related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis | - |
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| anaphylaxis | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance | - |
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| epanaphora | (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | Synonyms: anaphora |
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| naphazoline | (noun) vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation | Synonyms: Privine, Sudafed |
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| naphtha | (noun) any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents | - |
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| naphthalene | (noun) a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs | - |
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| naphthol | (noun) either of two phenols derived from naphthalene | - |
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| naphthoquinone | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood | Synonyms: antihemorrhagic factor, vitamin K |
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