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Adipolytic
- - Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.
Adjectival
- adjective - of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
Adjectives
- noun - a word that expresses an attribute of something
- the word class that qualifies nouns
Adjourning
- verb - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
- close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
- suspend proceedings
Adjudgment
- - The act of adjudging; judicial decision; adjudication.
Adjudicate
- verb - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
Adjunction
- noun - an act of joining or adjoining things
Adjunctive
- adjective - joining; forming an adjunct