| ASYLLABIC | • asyllabic adj. Not syllabic. • ASYLLABIC adj. without syllables. |
| ASYMMETRY | • asymmetry n. Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such… • asymmetry n. The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability. • ASYMMETRY n. lack of symmetry. |
| ASYMPTOTE | • asymptote n. (Mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity… • asymptote n. (By extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else. • asymptote v. (Mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity. |
| ASYNAPSES | • asynapses n. Plural of asynapsis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
| ASYNAPSIS | • asynapsis n. (Biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
| ASYNDETIC | • asyndetic adj. (Grammar) Not connected by a conjunction. • asyndetic adj. (Psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis. • ASYNDETIC adj. not connected by conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| ASYNDETON | • asyndeton n. (Rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted… • ASYNDETON n. the omission of conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| ASYNERGIA | • asynergia n. (Pathology) A lack of muscular coordination. • ASYNERGIA n. lack of coordination, esp. of muscles, also ASYNERGY. |
| ASYSTOLES | • asystoles n. Plural of asystole. • ASYSTOLE n. a heart malfunction. |
| ASYSTOLIC | • asystolic adj. Pertaining to asystole. • asystolic adj. Not having a heartbeat. • asystolic adj. Not systolic. |
| DASYMETER | • dasymeter n. (Dated) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed… • DASYMETER n. a device for measuring the density of gases. |
| EASYGOING | • easygoing adj. (Of a person) calm, relaxed, casual and informal. • easygoing adj. (Of a journey or pace) unhurried. • easy-going adj. Alternative spelling of easygoing. |
| ESEMPLASY | • ESEMPLASY n. the unifying power of imagination. |
| EUTHANASY | • euthanasy n. Archaic form of euthanasia. • EUTHANASY n. the practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition, also EUTHANASIA. |
| HOMOPLASY | • homoplasy n. (Evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as… • HOMOPLASY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic, also HOMOPLASTY. |
| NONGREASY | • nongreasy adj. Not greasy. • NONGREASY adj. not greasy. |
| SPEAKEASY | • speakeasy n. (Historical) An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s. • SPEAKEASY n. an illicit bar for selling alcohol. |
| THEOCRASY | • theocrasy n. (Neopagan theology) Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles. • THEOCRASY n. the mingling of several gods into one personality. |
| XEROCHASY | • xerochasy n. (Biology) dehiscence that occurs upon drying. • XEROCHASY n. dehiscence on drying. |