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antihistamine noun a drug used to control the effects of an allergy that releases histamine
antimetabolite noun a compound that affects normal metabolism
antimicrobial adjective preventing the growth of microbes for hygienic purposes
agent antimotility agent noun a drug that relieves diarrhoea
antimycotic noun a substance that inhibits the growth of mould
antiobesic noun a drug that reduces or prevents obesity
antioxidant noun a substance that makes oxygen less damaging, e.g. in the body or in
foods or plastics
antipasto noun a food served at the beginning of an Italian meal or as a snack
antiperistalsis noun a movement in the oesophagus or intestine that leads to vomiting
antisialagogue noun a drug that reduces the flow of saliva
agent antispattering agent noun an additive that stops oils from spattering when heated
agent antistaling agent noun a substance that makes bread and cakes stay fresh for longer
antivitamin noun a substance that interferes with the normal action of a vitamin
anuria noun a failure to produce urine
anus noun a short passage after the rectum at the end of the alimentary canal, leading
outside the body between the buttocks and through which faeces are passed
AOAC abbreviation American Association of Analytical Chemists
AOC abbreviation Appellation d’Origine Controlée
aorta noun the main artery in the body, which sends blood containing oxygen from the heart
to other blood vessels around the body
apastia noun a refusal to take food
aperient noun a laxative (technical)
aperitif noun an alcoholic beverage drunk before a meal
aphagia noun the refusal to eat or swallow
aphagosis noun an inability to eat
APM abbreviation aspartame
apoenzyme noun the protein part of an enzyme that only becomes catalytically active
after it combines with a non-protein-supporting molecule (coenzyme)
apoprotein noun the protein part of a protein molecule that also contains a non-protein
component
aposia noun same as adipsia
apositia noun aversion to food
d’Origine Controlée Appellation d’Origine Controlée noun a certification for French wine that guarantees
its origin and verifies that it meets production regulations in that region. Abbreviation
AOC
appendix noun a small tube attached to the caecum that serves no function but can become
infected, causing the dangerous condition appendicitis
appertisation noun the process of making food sterile
appertise verb to heat a substance to a high temperature, either by retorting or using the
high temperature short time method of processing
appetiser appetiser, appetizer noun a snack taken with drinks before a meal