(medicine, immunology) Initialism of absolute neutrophil count: a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes. / (healthcare) Initialism of antenatal care.

Initialism of African National Congress.

Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. / Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.

plural of ANC

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point. / To cast anchor; to come to anchor. / To stop; to fix or rest. / To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

Alternative form of anker

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. / A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors