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- apo/ˈæp.əʊ/A prefix meaning "away from," "separate," or "detached," used in scientific and technical vocabulary.nounprefixC2
- apocalypse/əˈpɒkəlɪps/A cataclysmic event involving destruction or damage on a massive, often global, scale; the end of the world as described in religious prophecy.nounC1
- apocalypticism/əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪz(ə)m/The belief or doctrine in an imminent, catastrophic end of the current world order or age, often involving divine judgment and the subsequent establishment of a perfect new world.nounLow
- apocalyptist/əˈpɒkəlɪpˌtɪst/A person who predicts or foretells imminent catastrophe, disaster, or the end of the world.nounVery Low
- apocarp/ˈapə(ʊ)kɑːp/A botanical term for a gynoecium (female reproductive part of a flower) in which the carpels are separate from one another.nounVery Low
- apocatastasis/ˌapə(ʊ)kəˈtastəsɪs/The restoration of all things to their original, perfect state; a final return to a primordial condition.nounExtremely Rare
- apocenter/ˈæp.əʊˌsen.tər/The point in the orbit of a celestial body or spacecraft at which it is farthest from the focus of the orbit (e.g., from the center of mass of the system).nounVery low (specialized technical term)
- apochromat/ˈapə(ʊ)krə(ʊ)mat/A lens or lens system that is corrected for chromatic aberration at three or more wavelengths, providing superior color correction compared to an achromat.nounVery Low
- apocopate/əˈpɒkəpeɪt/To shorten a word by removing one or more sounds or letters from the end.verbverb-transitiveC2/Proficient
- apocope/əˈpɒkəpi/The omission of the final sound or syllable of a word.nounC2
- apocrypha/əˈpɒkrɪfə/A collection of writings of uncertain authenticity or authorship, specifically those books of the Bible included in the Septuagint and Vulgate but excluded from the Jewish and Protestant canons.nounLow (C2)
- apocryphal gospels/əˌpɒk.rɪ.fəl ˈɡɒs.pəls/Ancient Christian writings about Jesus and his disciples not included in the New Testament canon.plural-nounC2
- apocynthion/ˌæpə(ʊ)ˈsɪnθɪən/The point in the orbit of a spacecraft around the Moon that is farthest from the Moon's center.nounExtremely Rare / Technical
- apodeipnon/ˌapə(ʊ)ˈdeɪpnɒn/The evening meal or supper in the Eastern Orthodox monastic tradition.nounSpecialized / Extremely Rare
- apodema/ˌapəˈdiːmə/A ridgelike internal infolding of the arthropod exoskeleton which serves as a site for muscle attachment.nounVery Low
- apodeme/ˈæp.ə.diːm/An internal ridge or ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod, serving as a site for muscle attachment.nounLow / Highly Specialized
- apodosis/əˈpɒdəsɪs/The main (consequent) clause in a conditional sentence; the part that states the result.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Technical)
- apoenzyme/ˌæpəʊˈɛnzaɪm/The protein component of an enzyme that is inactive until it binds with its required cofactor.nounC2 (Very low frequency, highly specialized)
- apoferritin/ˌæpəʊˈfɛrɪtɪn/The protein shell of ferritin without its iron core.nounVery low
- apogamy/əˈpɒɡəmi/A form of asexual reproduction in plants, where the embryo develops without fertilization from an unfertilized gamete or other cell not directly produced from a spore.nounVery Low
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