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Anion-exchange chromatography

Anion-exchange chromatography (AEX) is a branch of ion-exchange chromatography that separates negatively charged proteins and nucleic acids on a positively charged medium, eluted with salt or pH changes.

Anion-π catalysis

Anion-π catalysis is an organocatalysis concept introduced in 2013 by Stefan Matile's group at the University of Geneva, stabilizing anionic transition states on π-acidic aromatic surfaces.

Anionic polymerization

Anionic polymerization is a chain-growth polymerization in which anionic active centers add monomers one at a time, giving living chains and the lowest dispersity of any synthetic method.

Aniplex (株式会社アニプレックス)

Aniplex (株式会社アニプレックス, formerly SME Visual Works) is Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)'s wholly owned anime planning and rights company, founded 1995, renamed 2003, running A-1 Pictures, CloverWorks, Lasengle, Aniplex of America, and Crunchyroll involvement.

anipo

anipo (ANIPO, アニポ), short for Animal Expo, is a small animal-character-themed amusement zone at EXPOCITY in Suita, Osaka, run by ride maker Toyonaga Sangyo, with four rides: Suisui, Poppo, Pashapush, and Buranburan.

Anirban Bhattacharya (অনির্বাণ ভট্টাচার্য)

Anirban Bhattacharya (অনির্বাণ ভট্টাচার্য), born 1986 in Midnapore, is a Bengali theatre and film actor-director known for Hoichoi's Byomkesh, Ballabhpurer Roopkotha, and Minerva Repertoire stage work.

Anirban Maitra

Anirban Maitra is a physician-scientist and molecular pathologist who directs the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, specializing in pancreatic cancer early detection and biomarkers.

Aniridia

Aniridia, also called congenital aniridia or PAX6-related aniridia, is a rare panocular disorder from PAX6 haploinsufficiency at 11p13, causing iris hypoplasia plus keratopathy, glaucoma, cataract, and foveal hypoplasia, sometimes with WAGR syndrome.

Aniridia-cerebellar ataxia-intellectual disability syndrome

Aniridia-cerebellar ataxia-intellectual disability syndrome, or Gillespie syndrome (OMIM 206700), is a rare ITPR1-related disorder with partial bilateral aniridia, fixed dilated scalloped pupils, non-progressive cerebellar ataxia, hypotonia, and mild to moderate intellectual disability, first described in 1965.

Aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध)

Aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध), Krishna's grandson and Pradyumna's son, hero of the Uṣā-Aniruddha story of Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.61-63; captured by Bāṇāsura and freed after Krishna-Śiva battle. Also the fourth vyūha of Vishnu.

Aniruddhacharya (अनिरुद्धाचार्य)

Aniruddhacharya (अनिरुद्धाचार्य), reportedly born Anirudh Tiwari in 1989, is an Indian katha-vachak in Vrindavan and founder of the Gauri Gopal Ashram, with over 16 million YouTube subscribers.

Aniruddhadeva

Aniruddhadeva (অনিৰুদ্ধদেৱ, 1553–1626) was a Vaishnava preceptor of Assam who founded the Mayamara satra in 1601; his followers' Moamaria rebellion of 1769 opened the decline of the Ahom kingdom.

Anirudh Damani

Anirudh Damani is an Indian venture investor and managing partner of Artha Venture Fund, a Mumbai early-stage firm credited with pioneering micro VC in India.

Anirudh Devgan

Anirudh Devgan is a technology executive who has served as president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems since 2021, after leading its research and development from 2012.

Anirudh Garg

Anirudh Garg is a Partner at BEENEXT, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, leading its India investments since January 2021 after roles at Speciale Invest.

Anirudh Ravichander (அனிருத் ரவிச்சந்தர்)

Anirudh Ravichander (அனிருத் ரவிச்சந்தர்), also known as Anirudh or the Rockstar, is an Indian film composer and playback singer working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted with 3 (2012) and its viral hit "Why This Kolaveri Di," has scored every Rajinikanth film since Petta (2019), and set Jawan (2023) streaming records.

Anirudh Sharma

Anirudh Sharma is a materials scientist and Research Scientist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, working on organic semiconductors for solar cells and LEDs.

Anirudh Singh (Himachal Pradesh politician)

Anirudh Singh is an Indian National Congress politician and three-time MLA from the Kasumpti seat, serving as a Himachal Pradesh minister with the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj portfolio.

Anirvan Ghosh

Anirvan Ghosh is a neuroscientist known for identifying genes that regulate synapse formation, who moved from professorships at Johns Hopkins and UC San Diego into industry roles at Roche, Biogen, and UNITY Biotechnology.

Anis al-Dowleh

Anis al-Dowleh (انیس‌الدوله), born Fatema-Soltan around 1842, was the favorite wife of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, influential in court appointments until her death in 1896.

Anis Frayha

Anis Frayha (أنيس فريحة, 1903–1993) was a Lebanese author, journalist, folklorist, and professor of Semitic languages who documented traditional Lebanese village life and the Lebanese dialect.

Anis Hadj Moussa (أنيس حاج موسى)

Anis Hadj Moussa (أنيس حاج موسى), born 2002 in France, is an Algerian wide forward for Feyenoord (contract to 2029) and Algeria, a left-footed inverted winger who won the 2024/25 Super Cup and played at AFCON 2025 and the 2026 World Cup.

Anisa Makhlouf (أنيسة مخلوف)

Anisa Makhlouf (أنيسة مخلوف), also spelled Anissa, was the wife of Syrian president Hafez al-Assad and mother of successor Bashar, dying in Damascus in 2016.

Anisa Nandaula

Anisa Nandaula, Ugandan-born Australian stand-up comedian, poet, and author based in Brisbane; 2016 Queensland Poetry Slam champion, TikTok comedy star, Taskmaster Australia and Thank God You're Here contestant, touring You Can't Say That and No Small Talk.

Anisakiasis

Anisakiasis (herring worm disease), also called anisakidosis, is a foodborne parasitic disease from Anisakis, Pseudoterranova, or Contracaecum nematode larvae in raw or undercooked fish or squid, causing gastric, intestinal, ectopic, or allergic illness, common in Japan.

Anisakis

Anisakis (herring worm) is a genus of marine parasitic roundworms whose L3 larvae in raw or undercooked fish cause anisakiasis and allergic reactions; adults live in cetacean stomachs, with the A. simplex complex of three sibling species.

Anisaldehyde

Anisaldehyde (4-methoxybenzaldehyde, anisic aldehyde) is an aromatic aldehyde with a sweet, anise-like odor, occurring in anise and fennel essential oils and used as a fragrance ingredient and laboratory TLC stain.

Anise

Anise (Pimpinella anisum, aniseed) is an annual Apiaceae herb native from SE Türkiye to central Israel, grown for aniseed fruits and anethole-rich essential oil used in food, drink, and medicine since ancient Egypt.

Aniseikonia

Aniseikonia (also ocular image size inequality) is a binocular vision condition where the two eyes perceive images of different size or shape, from optical causes like anisometropia or retinal causes like epiretinal membrane; symptoms begin around 1-3%.

Anisette

Anisette: a sweet aniseed liqueur, about 25% ABV and 250 g sugar/L, from French Anisette de Bordeaux (attested 1821); Marie Brizard (Bordeaux, 1755) is the historic reference, distinct from stronger, drier pastis.