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111alphanumeric — also alphanumerical adjective Etymology: alphabetic + numeric, numerical Date: 1950 1. consisting of both letters and numbers and often other symbols (as punctuation marks and mathematical symbols) < an alphanumeric code >; also being a character …
112animalcule — also animalculum noun (plural cules; also animalcula) Etymology: New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal Date: 1662 a minute usually microscopic organism …
113anomie — also anomy noun Etymology: French anomie, from Middle French, from Greek anomia lawlessness, from anomos lawless, from a + nomos law, from nemein to distribute more at nimble Date: 1933 social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards… …
114anticonvulsant — also anticonvulsive adjective Date: 1734 used or tending to control or to prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) • anticonvulsant also anticonvulsive noun …
115argyle — also argyll noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Argyle, Argyll, branch of the Scottish clan of Campbell, from whose tartan the design was adapted Date: 1899 a geometric knitting pattern of varicolored diamonds in solid and outline shapes on… …
116ascesis — also askesis noun (plural asceses; also askeses) Etymology: Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin, from Greek askēsis, literally, exercise, from askein Date: 1873 self discipline, asceticism …
117attar — also otto noun Etymology: Persian ‘aṭir perfumed, from Arabic, from ‘iṭr perfume Date: 1798 a fragrant essential oil (as from rose petals); also fragrance …
118bacillary — also bacillar adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin & New Latin bacillus Date: 1865 1. shaped like a rod; also consisting of small rods 2. of, relating to, or caused by bacilli …
119backscatter — also backscattering noun Date: 1940 the scattering of radiation or particles in a direction opposite to that of the incident radiation due to reflection from particles of the medium traversed; also the radiation or particles so reversed in… …
120bactericidal — also bacteriocidal adjective Date: 1877 destroying bacteria • bactericide also bacteriocide noun …
