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adrenocortical
  • a  of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
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adrenocorticotrophic
  • s  stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropic
  • s  stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
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adjectival
  • a  of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
    adjectival syntax
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adrenergic
  • n  drug that has the effects of epinephrine
  • a  relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
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adequate
  • a  having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
    she had adequate training
    her training was adequate
    she was adequate to the job
  • s  sufficient for the purpose
    an adequate income
    the food was adequate
  • s  about average; acceptable
    more than adequate as a secretary
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adherent
  • n  someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  • s  sticking fast
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adhesive
  • n  a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  • a  tending to adhere
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adiabatic
  • a  occurring without loss or gain of heat
    adiabatic expansion
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adipose
  • s  composed of animal fat
    adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat
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adjacent
  • s  nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
    had adjacent rooms
  • s  having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
  • s  near or close to but not necessarily touching
    lands adjacent to the mountains
    New York and adjacent cities
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adjective
  • n  a word that expresses an attribute of something
  • n  the word class that qualifies nouns
  • a  of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
    an adjective clause
  • a  relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
    adjective law
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adjunct
  • n  something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
  • n  a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
  • n  a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
  • s  furnishing added support
  • s  of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
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