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Anny Cazenave
Anny Cazenave, born 1944, is a French space geophysicist, emeritus scientist at LEGOS in Toulouse, who pioneered satellite measurement of global sea level rise and won the 2020 Vetlesen Prize.
Anny Jutand
Anny Jutand is a French chemist, emeritus research director at CNRS, working at the École normale supérieure in Paris on electrochemistry applied to organometallic catalysis.
Ano (singer)
Ano (あの), nicknamed Ano-chan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress; ex-Yurumerumo! idol (2013–2019) whose 2022 Chainsaw Man ending theme "Chu, Tayousei." made her a star, with a 2025 sold-out Budokan show.
ANO1
ANO1 (anoctamin 1, TMEM16A, DOG1) is a human calcium-activated chloride channel gene on 11q13.3, identified in 2008, gating by direct Ca2+ binding, amplified in several cancers.
Anoa'i family
Anoa'i family, the Samoan Dynasty of American Samoa, a professional wrestling bloodline linked to Peter Maivia by a blood-brother bond; produced The Rock, Roman Reigns, The Usos, Yokozuna, and the Wild Samoans.
Anocracy
Anocracy: a mixed regime blending democratic and autocratic features, defined in Polity data as scores -5 to +5; associated with elevated civil war risk, though Vreeland (2008) disputes that link.
Anoctamin
Anoctamin (ANO/TMEM16): a family of ten mammalian membrane proteins, Ca2+-activated chloride channels (ANO1, ANO2) or phospholipid scramblases (e.g., ANO6/TMEM16F, Scott syndrome), with ten transmembrane helices per subunit.
Anoctamin-5-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R12
LGMD-R12 (formerly LGMD2L, anoctaminopathy) is an autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy caused by biallelic ANO5 variants, with adult-onset proximal lower limb weakness, high creatine kinase, and slow progression.
Anoda
Anoda is a genus of about 24 accepted Malvaceae (mallow) species of annual herbs native to tropical and subtropical America, centered in Mexico; its best-known species, Anoda cristata, is a crop weed and Mexican food plant.
Anode
An anode, also called a zincode, is the electrode of an electrochemical cell where oxidation occurs; it is negative in a galvanic cell and positive in an electrolytic cell.
Anode-free cell
An anode-free cell, also called anode-less or Li-free, is a rechargeable battery built without an anode; lithium plates onto a bare copper collector on first charge, enabling higher energy density.
Anodic bonding
Anodic bonding, also called electrostatic or field-assisted bonding, is a wafer-level process sealing glass to silicon with heat and high DC voltage, widely used to package MEMS sensors.
Anodic oxidation
Anodic oxidation, or anodizing, is an electrochemical method that grows controlled oxide films on a metal made the anode, used on aluminum for corrosion protection, dyeing, and nanofabrication templates.
Anodic stripping voltammetry
Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) is an electroanalytical technique in which metal ions are deposited onto an electrode and stripped off, measuring trace metals like lead and cadmium at sub-ppb levels.
Anodizing
Anodizing, also called anodization, is an electrochemical process that converts a metal surface, most often aluminum, into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant oxide finish; the part serves as the anode in an acid electrolyte bath.
Anodontia
Anodontia, also called total anodontia or complete congenital absence of teeth, is the complete failure of all teeth to develop, an extremely rare autosomal recessive dental anomaly usually linked to syndromes such as ectodermal dysplasia and treated with dentures or implants.
Anoeta Stadium
Anoeta Stadium (Estadio de Anoeta, formerly Reale Arena) is Real Sociedad's 40,000-seat football stadium in San Sebastian, Basque Country, opened 13 August 1993, renovated 2017-2019, and a 2030 World Cup candidate venue.
Anogenital distance
Anogenital distance (AGD) is the measured distance between the anus and the genitals, longer in males, and positively correlated in men with sperm count, penis length, and testosterone.
Anogenital pruritus
Anogenital pruritus, classified in ICD-11 as EC90.5, is persistent itching of the anal, perianal, and genital skin, also called pruritus ani, pruritus vulvae, or pruritus scroti.
Anogenital psoriasis
Anogenital psoriasis, also called genital or inverse psoriasis, is psoriasis of the genital and perianal skin, affecting 33-63% of psoriasis patients; red, thin, scale-poor plaques treated with cautious topical corticosteroids.
Anohni
Anohni, born 1971 in West Sussex, England, formerly Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, is a New York-based singer and artist; Mercury Prize winner 2005 for I Am a Bird Now, later Hopelessness and My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.
Anoikis
Anoikis (Greek "homelessness") is apoptosis triggered by loss of cell-ECM attachment, first named by Frisch and Francis in 1994; anoikis resistance lets cancer cells survive detachment and metastasize.
Anointing
Anointing is the ritual application of oil, fat, or perfumed chrism to a person or object as a religious act, marking elevation, consecration, or healing.
Anointing of Jesus
The anointing of Jesus is a Gospel episode in which a woman pours expensive nard oil over Jesus, an act he interprets as preparation for his burial.
Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church
Anointing of the Sick, formerly called Extreme Unction, is one of the seven Catholic sacraments, administered by a priest to the dangerously ill with blessed oil.
Anok Yai
Anok Yai, South Sudanese-American supermodel born 1997 in Cairo, discovered via a viral 2017 Howard University homecoming photo; first Black model to open Prada since Naomi Campbell, 2025 British Fashion Council Model of the Year.
Anoka County
Anoka County, Minnesota: a Twin Cities metropolitan county established May 23, 1857, county seat Anoka, fourth most populous of 87 Minnesota counties, about 382,000 residents in 2025, governed by a seven-member board.
Anokha Rishta (अनोखा रिश्ता)
Anokha Rishta (अनोखा रिश्ता) is a 1986 Hindi drama-romance directed by I.V. Sasi, a remake of his Malayalam film Kanamarayathu, adapted from Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs, starring Rajesh Khanna, Smita Patil, and debutante Sabeeha, released 29 August 1986.
Anolidae
Anolidae, formerly Dactyloidae, is the lizard family containing anoles (genus Anolis and relatives), about 454 species from the Americas and West Indies, defined by adhesive toe pads and a dewlap; Anolidae Cocteau 1836 has nomenclatural priority.
Anolis
Anolis, the anoles, a large neotropical lizard genus (about 300–426 species) famed for Caribbean adaptive radiation, convergent ecomorphs, dewlap signaling, the green anole genome, and invasive brown anoles.