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Accretion
- noun - (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
- an increase by natural growth or addition
- Any gradual increase in size as through growth or external addition.
- something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
Acre-Foot
- noun - the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
Actinopod
- noun - protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods
Actinozoa
- noun - a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
- sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Activator
- noun - (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
Actuation
- noun - the act of propelling
Acusector
- unknown - a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current
Acylation
- noun - the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
Addiction
- noun - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
- an abnormally strong craving
- being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)