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Abhenry
- noun - a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
Abience
- noun - (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
Absence
- noun - failure to be present
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
Absents
- verb - go away or leave; "He absented himself"
Accents
- noun - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
- put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
- special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
- to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to
Achenes
- noun - small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
Addenda
- noun - Radial distance from the centre to the outer edge of a tooth on a gear.
- textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Addends
- noun - a number that is added to another number (the augend)
Adience
- noun - (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object
Adrenal
- adjective - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
- near the kidneys
- of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions