1: long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: {axon}]

1: European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods [syn: {crown vetch}, {Coronilla varia}]

1: an Indian nursemaid who looks after children

1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {Ayapana triplinervis}, {Eupatorium...

1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]

1: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Aya...

1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Aya...

1: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {Daubentonia madagascariensis}]

1: the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: {Rand}]

1: a port in southwestern Scotland

1: hardy breed from Ayr, Scotland

1: canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. [syn: {genus Aythya}]

1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck}]

1: North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head [syn: {redhead}]

1: heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: {pochard}]

1: large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male [syn: {greater scaup}]

1: North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: {canvasback}, {canvasback duck}]

1: (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda

1: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {azimuth}] 2: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Cany...

1: city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Zarqa}]

1: an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects [syn: {aztreonam}]

1: genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees [syn: {genus Azadirachta}]

1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim...

1: insecticide

1: any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron [syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {subgenus Azaleastrum}]

1: an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ [syn: {Imuran}]

1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tre...

1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tre...

1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

1: of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan n 1: a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani people

1: monetary unit in Azerbaijan

1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}]

1: an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan

1: a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical

1: relating to or containing the azido group N3

1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido radical}]

1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido group}]

1: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {AZ}]

1: of or relating to or in azimuth

1: relating to or containing the azo radical

1: any dye containing one or more azo groups

1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo radical}]

1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo group}]

1: before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"

1: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {hydrogen azide}, {HN}]

1: a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae [syn: {genus Azolla}]

1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern}, {Carolina pond fern}]

1: used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: {family Azollaceae}]

1: not divided into zones; "azonal heating" [ant: {zonal}]

1: not restricted to any particular zone or region

1: islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" [syn: {Acores}]

1: accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotemia}]

1: an obsolete name for nitrogen

1: accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotaemia}]

1: of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) [syn: {uremic}]

1: of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: {nitric}, {nitrous}]

1: excess of urea in the urine

1: an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {zidovudine}, {Retrovir}, {ZDV}]

1: a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519

1: Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Strekelia formosissima}]

1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold}, {big marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]

1: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec people

1: an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects [syn: {Azactam}]

1: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: {cerulean}, {sky-blue}, {bright blue}] n : a light shade of blue [syn: {cerulean...

1: a variety of aster

1: occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula" [syn: {azygous}]

1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygous vein}, {ven...

1: occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula" [syn: {azygos}]

1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {vena...

1: absence of an enzyme