| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| partner in criminal activity |
accessory
,
accomplice
,
confederate
,
henchman
|
| responsibility to someone or for some activity |
accountability
,
answerability
,
answerableness
|
| antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive he |
ACE inhibitor
,
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
|
| most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field |
action
|
| stimulate motion or activity |
activate
,
actuate
,
animate
,
invigorate
,
vivify
|
| activity of causing to have energy and be active |
activating
,
activation
,
energizing
|
| stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
activation
|
| (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription |
activator
|
| chemical agent capable of activity |
active
,
active agent
|
| activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
actus reus
,
misconduct
,
wrongdoing
,
wrongful conduct
|
| increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty |
adrenarche
|
| steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland |
adrenosterone
|
| activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
aeronautical engineering
|
| (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period |
aestivation
,
estivation
|
| agent of illegal activity |
agent provocateur
|
| activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
aid
,
assist
,
assistance
,
help
|
| characterized by much activity |
alive
|
| field or scope of activity |
ambit
,
compass
,
orbit
,
reach
|
| activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
amusement
,
entertainment
|
| psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) |
amygdalotomy
|
