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acedia \acedia\ n. 1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins). Syn: sloth, laziness [WordNet 1.5] more...
Aceldama \A*cel"da*ma\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Syr. [=o]k[=e]l dam[=o] the field of blood.] The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed. [1913 Webster] The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. --De more...
acellular \acellular\ adj. 1. 1 not containing cells cellular Syn: cell-free [WordNet 1.5] 2. not made up of or divided into cells cellular Syn: noncellular [WordNet 1.5] 3. occurring outside of cells or without the participation of cells. Opposite of cellular. [PJC]See also: cellular more...
Acentric \A*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? a point, a center.] Not centered; without a center. [1913 Webster] more...
Acephal \Ac"e*phal\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? head: cf. F. ac['e]phale, LL. acephalus.] (Zool.) One of the Acephala. [1913 Webster] more...
Lamellibranchia \La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\, Lamellibranchiata \La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate.] (Zool.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the more...
Acephalan \A*ceph"a*lan\, n. Same as Acephal. [1913 Webster]See also: Acephal Acephalan \A*ceph"a*lan\, a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Acephala. [1913 Webster] more...