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19,363 words match “OS”

ANFRACTUOSITY n. 2 definitions
A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay.
ANGINOUS; ANGINOSE a.
Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.
ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS a.
Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
ANGIONEUROSIS n.
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. --An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic (#), a.
ANGIOSCOPE n.
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin.
ANGIOSPERM n.
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
ANGIOSPERMATOUS a.
Same as Angiospermous.
ANGIOSPERMOUS a.
Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
ANGIOSPOROUS a.
Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.
ANGIOSTOMOUS a.
With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.
ANGOSTURA BARK n.
An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or officinalis). U. S. Disp.
ANGULOSE a.
Angulous. [R.]
ANGULOSITY n.
A state of being angulous or angular. [Obs.]
ANHELOSE a.
Anhelous; panting. [R.]
ANIMOSE; ANIMOUS a.
Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.] Ash.
ANIMOSENESS n.
Vehemence of temper. [Obs.]
ANIMOSITY n. 2 definitions
Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. Holland.
ANISOSPORE n.
A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to isospore.
ANISOSTEMONOUS a.
Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
ANISOSTHENIC a.
Of unequal strength.
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