| amy |
| Amy |
| Amy | n. [ F. ami, fr. L. amicus. ] A friend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| amyelous | a. [ Gr. |
| amygdala | ‖n.; |
| Amygdalaceous | a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amygdalate | n. |
| amygdalate | a. [ L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. |
| amygdalic | a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; |
| amygdalic acid | n. (Chem.) An organic acid ( |
| amygdaliferous | a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| amygdalin | n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| amygdala | (n) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior, Syn. corpus amygdaloideum, amygdaloid nucleus |
| amygdalaceae | (n) used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus, Syn. family Amygdalaceae |
| amygdalin | (n) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds |
| amygdaline | (adj) related to or resembling an almond |
| amygdaloid | (n) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits |
| amygdalotomy | (n) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) |
| amygdalus | (n) used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus, Syn. genus Amygdalus |
| amyl | (n) a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds |
| amyl alcohol | (n) a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis |
| amylase | (n) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar |
| Amylase { f } | amlylase [Add to Longdo] |
