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- AAA
- (War and Weaponry) see triple A
- ABS
- (Science and Technology) see anti-lock
- Adam noun (Drugs)
- In the slang of drug users, the hallucinogenic designer drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA, also known as Ecstasy. Etymology: The name is probably a type of backslang, reversing More…
- AI
- abbreviation (Science and Technology) Short for artificial intelligence, the use of computers and associated technology to model and simulate intelligent human behaviour. Etymology: The More…
- Aids
- acronym Also written AIDS (Health and Fitness) Short for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a complex condition which is thought to be caused by a virus called HIV and which destroys a More…
- Aids-related virus
- (Health and Fitness) see HIV
- Aidsline
- (People and Society) see -line
- Alar noun (Environment)
- A trade mark for daminozide, a growth-regulating chemical used as a spray on fruit trees to enable the whole crop to be harvested at once. History and Usage: Alar has been manufactured More…
- Alexander technique
- noun (Health and Fitness) A complementary therapy which aims to correct bad posture and teach people a balanced use of their bodies as an aid to better health. Etymology: The name of F. More…
- Altergate
- (Politics) see -gate
- Anglo-Irish agreement
- noun (Politics) A formal agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, signed on 15 November 1985, establishing an intergovernmental conference and providing for More…
- Aqua Libra
- noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) The trade mark of a health drink containing spring water, fruit juices, and a number of other ingredients, which is promoted as an aid to proper alkaline More…
- Aquarobics
- noun Sometimes written aquarobics or aquaerobics (Health and Fitness) (Lifestyle and Leisure) The trade mark of a fitness programme, including a form of aerobics, in which the exercises More…
- ARC
- (Health and Fitness) see Aids
- ARV
- (Health and Fitness) see HIV
- ATB
- (Lifestyle and Leisure) see mountain bike
- ATM
- abbreviation (Business World) Short for automated teller machine, a machine which carries out banking transactions automatically. (Usually known colloquially in the UK as a cashpoint or More…
- Azeri
- noun and adjective Sometimes written Azari (People and Society) noun: A member of a Turkic people of the USSR and Iran, living mainly in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and northern Iran; an More…
- AZT
- abbreviation (Health and Fitness) Short for azidothymidine, a drug used in the treatment of Aids to stop the virus HIV from replicating itself within the patient's body; now officially More…
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