Words starting with A

ANZUSA security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and America for the Pacific region; particularly in naval affairs.
aogrue ("blue or green", considered as one color)
AOBAny other business.
AOCA label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
AOEA weapon, item or ability that affects an area or multiple entities instead of one target.
AoedeOne of the three original Boeotian muses, the muse of voice and song.
AoedeanOf or relating to the muse Aoede in Greek mythology.
AOIA female given name from Japanese.
AoibhinnA female given name.
aoidosAn Ancient Greek bard.
AoifeA female given name from Irish.
AokiA surname from Japanese.
AOLMe too, I agree.
aolbonicsThe practice of speaking using numbers, or using short phonetic spellings as a shorthand to save on keystrokes.
aoleno, not
AOLerAn Internet user whose Internet service provider is AOL.
AOLtardA user of the AOL internet service provider.
AomenSynonym of Macau: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in China's English-language media).
AomiA neighborhood of Kōtō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
AomoriA prefecture in northeastern Japan.
aonachAn ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.
AoniaAn ancient region of Greece: possibly Boeotia, or possibly the part of Boeotia containing the mountains Helicon and Cithaeron, and thus sacred to the Muses, whom Ovid calls the Aonides.
AonianPertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
aonoriSynonym of green laver.
aoogaSound of a klaxon.
aoristA verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
aoristicOf, or relating to the aorist aspect.
aoristicallyIn the aorist aspect.
aortaThe great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
aortalOf or relating to the aorta.
aortalgiapain caused by an aneurysm or similar condition of the aorta
aortallyVia the aorta
aortectasiadilatation of the aorta
aorticOf or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
aorticallyWith reference to, or by means of an aorta
aorticopulmonaryRelating to the aorta and the pulmonary artery; specifically, connecting the two, as for example in a congenital heart defect whereby the septum that normally separates the two has a hole (fistula) in it.
aorticorenalRelating to the aorta and the kidney.
aortitisInflammation of the aorta.
aortoarteritisA condition involving inflammation of the aorta and other arteries.
aortoatrialRelating to the aorta and atrium.
aortobifemoralaortic and bifemoral
aortocavalrelating to the aorta and the vena cava
aortocoronaryRelating to the aorta and the coronary arteries
aortoduodenalPertaining to or (usually) connecting the aorta and the duodenum.
aortoentericRelating to the aorta and intestine.
aortoesophagealRelating to the aorta and the esophagus
aortofemoralRelating to, or connecting the aorta and a femoral artery
aortogenesisThe formation of tissue of the aorta, typically in the fetus
aortogenicThat starts in the aorta.
aortogramAn image produced by aortography.
aortographicOf or relating to aortography.
aortographyan arteriography of the aorta
aortoiliacOf the aorta and iliac arteries.
aortoiliofemoralAortic and iliofemoral.
aortojejunalPertaining to or (usually) connecting the aorta and the jejunum.
aortomesentericRelating to the aorta and the mesentery.
aortomitralRelating to, or connecting the aortic and mitral valves of the heart
aortomyoplastyA surgical procedure in which a strip of healthy muscle is wrapped around the aorta.
aortopathicRelating to aortopathy.
aortopathyAny disease of the aorta
aortopexyA surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum, so that the tracheal lumen is pulled open.
aortoplastyreconstruction of a damaged aorta
aortopulmonaryRelating to the aorta and lungs.
aortorenalRelating to the aorta and kidney.
aortorrhaphysuture of the aorta
aortosclerosisatherosclerosis of the aorta
aortoseptalRelating to the aorticopulmonary septum
aortotomyincision into the aorta
aortotrachealRelating to the aorta and trachea.
AostaThe capital city of Aosta Valley, Italy.
AostanOf or from Aosta in Italy.
AoteaGreat Barrier Island
AotearoaThe North Island of New Zealand.
AotearoanOf, from, or pertaining to Aotearoa (New Zealand) or its people.
aotidAny member of the family Aotidae of night monkeys.
aoudadThe Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
AouellimidenA subgroup of the Tuareg people.
AounA surname from Arabic.
AoussouA 40-day period between the 25th of July and the 2nd of September, characterized by high humidity and high temperatures on some days.
AoYA surname from Spanish
AoyamaA surname from Japanese.
AoyituogelakeSynonym of Oytograk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
apAn Advanced Placement program.
apaA title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.
ApabhramshaThe languages of the final stage of Middle Indo-Aryan, spoken during the 6th – 13th centuries CE.
apaceQuickly, rapidly, with speed.
apacheAny of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
ApacheanOf or relating to various groups related to the Apache people, including the Navajo (who are not usually termed "Apache").
apacheismA warlike attitude.
ApachenessThe quality or state of being Apache.
ApachetteA female Apache.
apachitaA stone cairn in the Andes.
apachiteA monoclinic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
ApachitoA surname from Navajo.
apadanaa large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces
apadenosonA vasodilator.
apadolineAn analgesic drug.
apadravyaA glans penis piercing where jewellery passes vertically through the urethra.
apafantAn antiplatelet drug.
apagogeAn indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
apagogicProving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
apagogicallyIn an apagogic manner.
apahackA fan who is a writer and creator of apazines for one or more amateur press associations; especially a prolific one.
ApahidaA commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
apalaA genre of Yoruba Nigerian popular music based on percussion.
ApalacheeA member of a Native American people who historically lived in the Florida Panhandle.
ApalachicolaA river in Florida, United States, which flows from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico.
ApalachinA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Owego, Tioga County, New York, United States.
ApalalaThe name of a water-dwelling naga in Buddhist mythology.
apalbuminA glycoprotein present in honey and in royal jelly
apalcillinA penicillin antibiotic.
ApaliA Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
apalisAny of several species of birds in the genus Apalis.
ApalitA municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.
apallicOf or relating to a persistent vegetative state.
apalutamideA nonsteroidal antiandrogen used to treat prostate cancer.
ApameaThe name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see.
ApameanOf or pertaining to Apamea in Syria or its region.
ApamenaA historical region of Syria. Capital: Apamea.
ApameneSynonym of Apamean.
ApamenianSynonym of Apamean.
apaminA neurotoxin originally isolated from Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee.
apanA member of an amateur press association.
apanageA grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
apancreaticNot pancreatic
apandryFusion of the antheridium with the oogonium.
ApanecaA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
ApangiA town in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
apans(acronym) Synonym of thorin (C₁₆H₁₁AsN₂O₁₀S₂·Na₂)
apansporoblasticNot pansporoblastic.
apanthropinisationThe broadening of the ambit of one’s preoccupations and concerns away from a narrow focus on those things most palpably human and most closely pertinent to humanity.
apanthropyA dislike of human company; love of solitude.
ApantoAn extinct Cariban language.
apantomancyDivination by chance meetings with any objects that present themselves, most commonly animals; for example, the superstition associated with a black cat crossing one's path.
APAPpara-acetylaminophenol (acetaminophen / paracetamol / tylenol), a particular kind of painkiller and fever-reducer generally available over the counter.
apapaneA member of the bright red species of honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea, found in Hawaii.
ApaporisA river of the Vaupés Department, Colombia.
apapransaA Ghanaian food made from palm nut soup and cornmeal.
aparThe three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus
aparallactineAny snake of the subfamily Aparallactinae (now Atractaspidinae)
aparametricNot derived from parameters
AparanA town in Aragatsotn, Armenia.
aparaphysateLacking paraphyses.
aparasitemiaThe (temporary) absence of parasites in the blood
aparasitemicHaving no parasites in the blood
aparathyroidNot parathyroid
aparathyroidismAbsence of the parathyroid glands
aparejoA kind of packsaddle formerly used in the United States military, and in Latin America, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or similar substances.
apareuniaThe inability to perform sexual intercourse as a result of a physical or psychological sexual dysfunction.
apareunicOf or relating to apareunia.

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