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ANGUIFORM a.
Snake-shaped.
ANGUILLIFORM a.
Eel-shaped.
ANIMATOR n.
One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.
ANISOCORIA n.
Inequality of the pupils of the eye.
ANISOSPORE n.
A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to isospore.
ANNIHILATOR n.
One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.
ANNIHILATORY a.
Annihilative.
ANNOTATOR n.
A writer of annotations; a commentator.
ANNOTATORY a.
Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations. [R.]
ANNUNCIATOR n. 2 definitions
es. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
ANNUNCIATORY a.
Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known. [R.]
ANOMALOFLOROUS a.
Having anomalous flowers.
ANOREXIA; ANOREXY n.
Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.
ANORMAL a.
Not according to rule; abnormal. [Obs.]
ANORN v.
To adorn. [Obs.] Bp. Watson.
ANORTHIC a.
Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.
ANORTHITE n.
A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
ANORTHOCLASE n.
A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60.
ANORTHOPIA n.
Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.
ANORTHOSCOPE n.
An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.
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