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3,813 words match “NIS”

ANISETTE n.
A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. De Colange.
ANISIC a.
Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.
ANISOCORIA n.
Inequality of the pupils of the eye.
ANISODACTYLA; ANISODACTYLS n. 2 definitions
A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
ANISODACTYLOUS a.
Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
ANISOL n.
Methyl phenyl ether, C6H5OCH3, got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.
ANISOMERIC a.
Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
ANISOMEROUS a.
Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.
ANISOMETRIC a.
Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes. Dana.
ANISOMETROPIA n.
Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.
ANISOPETALOUS a.
Having unequal petals.
ANISOPHYLLOUS a.
Having unequal leaves.
ANISOPLEURA n.
A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.
ANISOPODA n.
A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
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.
ANISOTROPE; ANISOTROPIC a.
us, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
ANISOTROPOUS a.
Anisotropic.
ANISYL n. 3 definitions
The univalent radical, CH3OC6H4, of which anisol is the hydride.
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