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Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.

Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether. Amylic alcohol (Chem.), one of the series of alcohols, a transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It is the hydroxide of amyl. -- Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amylic alcohol is produced. Gregory.…

Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]

Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid.

Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.

Pertaining to anachronism.

Of or pertaining to anæmia.

Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.

Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, analyptographic engraving.

Pertaining to, containing, or making, anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. -- Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. -- Analytical…

Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. -- n.

Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n.

Of or pertaining to anaplasty.