Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z assuror An assurer; an underwriter; an insurer. Assuwa An ancient confederation in Anatolia. asswad An obnoxious person; a jerk. asswagon A term of abuse. assward Ass first; backward. asswards Ass first; backwards. assweed A term of abuse. asswhore A prostitute who is willing to do anal sex. asswipe An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person. assy Characteristic of or like an ass or asshole. Assynt A remote area in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland. Assyria An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt). Assyriac Synonym of Assyrian Assyrian A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur. Assyrianization The process or result of Assyrianizing. Assyrianize To make Assyrian. Assyrianness The quality or characteristic of being Assyrian. Assyriological Of or pertaining to Assyriology. Assyriologist A person who studies ancient Assyria. Assyriology The study of the ancient Assyrian language and culture. Assyrogenous Of or pertaining to several ethnic groups known as Assyrians or from Assyria, for example Syrians, Jacobites, Nestorians, and Chaldeans, and arguably also Maronites, Melkites, and Arameans. assyrtiko A Greek grape variety used to make a white wine of the same name assyth Compensation for an insult or harm. assythment Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence. ast A surname. Asta A surname from Italian. astable Not stable. astacein A particular carotenoid. astacene The carotenoid ketone 3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3,4-dioxocyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-3-ene-1,2-dione astaciculture crayfish farming astacid Any of the crayfish in the family Astacidae astacin astaxanthin Astacio A surname. astacological Relating to astacology. astacologist One who practices astacology. astacology The study of crayfish (Astacoidea). Astadiggaja A term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones. astaghfirullah A short prayer of redemption; I seek forgiveness from Allah; God forgive me. Astaire A surname from French. astakine Any of a group of cytokines found in freshwater crayfish Astakiwi A certain Shastan tribe. Astalak A village in Qazvin County, Iran. Astana The capital city of Kazakhstan. Astanan Someone from Astana astand To arise; rise up. astar Covered with bright or sparkling objects. Astaracian A European land mammal age from 15 to 11.1 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene. astarboard Over to the starboard side. astare Staring; amazed. Astarionmance The Astarion romance subplot in the video game Baldur's Gate 3. Astarionmancer A player who romances Astarion during a playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. Astaroth The great duke of Hell, in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer. astart To cause to start; startle; start up; jump. Astarte A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia. astartid Any member of the family Astartidae of bivalves. astasia Inability to stand without assistance. astasin A particular steroid glycoside. astasis astasia astatane astatine hydride or hydrogen astatide, HAt. astatate The anion AtO₃⁻; any salt containing this anion. astathe A substance supposed to lie between the outer and inner lining of a cell. astatic Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable. astatically In an astatic manner. astaticism The state of being astatic. astatide A binary compound of astatine and another element. astatinate To react with astatine astatination Reaction with astatine astatine A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85. astatize To render astatic. astatki A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum, much used as fuel. astaxanthin A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. astay Of an anchor, such that in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water. Astbury A surname from Old English. asteam Giving off steam, water vapour or smoke. asteatosis Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum asteatotic Relating to asteatosis. asteiid Any of the flies in the family Asteiidae. asteism Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another. asteismus Witty dialog or response. asteistic politely ironic astelia Any plant of the genus Astelia. astelic Lacking steles. astelioid Any plant of the family Asteliaceae Astell A surname Astellian Of or relating to Mary Astell (1666–1731), English protofeminist writer and philosopher. astely Absence of steles. astemizole A second-generation antihistamine drug discovered in 1977. Asten A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. aster Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. asteracean Belonging to or characteristic of the taxonomic family Asteraceae. asteraceous Of or relating to the family Asteraceae. asterane Any of a group of hydrocarbon cage compounds consisting of two cycloalkane rings linked to each other by methylene groups astereognosia Synonym of astereognosis (which is the more common synonym) astereognosis The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia. asteriacerebroside Any of a group of cerebroside glycosides produced by starfish of the class Asteroidea asterias A sea star. asteriated Radiated, with diverging rays. asterid Any member of the clade of asterids. asteriform Synonym of starshaped. asteriid Any member of the family Asteriidae of sea stars. asteriidoside A particular steroid glycoside. asterikos A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host. asterin A cyclic pentapeptide originating from the plant Aster tataricus with the chemical formula C₂₅H₃₃Cl₂N₅O₆. asterinaceous Of or relating to the Asterinaceae. asterine Of or relating to fungi of the genus Asterina or allied taxa. asterinid Any in the family Asterinidae of sea stars. asterinin Any of a group of linear pentapeptides originating from the plant Aster tataricus. asterion The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture. asterionellopsid Any diatom of the genus Asterionellopsis asterionic Relating to an asterion asteriosaponin Any of a group of toxic saponins produced by starfish asteriotoxin Any of a group of toxic steroids produced by starfish (of the class Asteroidea) asteriscus One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates. asterisk A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star. asterisked containing asterisks asteriskless Not marked with an asterisk. asterisklike Resembling or characteristic of an asterisk. asterism An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). asterismal Relating to asterisms. asterite An inhabitant of an asteroid. asterix A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix. Asterixian Of or relating to Asterix, a French comic-book series known for its puns and its stereotypes of various nationalities. asterixis An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands asterless Without asters (star-shaped structures in cells). Asterley A village in Shropshire, England. astern Behind (a vessel); in the rear. asternal Not sternal; that do not join the sternum. asterobactin An antibiotic [3-[[1-[1-[[5-[carbamimidoyl(hydroxy)amino]-1-(hydroxyamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-methyl-1-oxoundecan-3-yl]oxy-5-[formyl(hydroxy)amino]-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-3-oxopropyl] 2-hydroxybenzoate present in Nocardia asteroides asteroceratid Any ammonid of the genus Asturoceras asteroid A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape. asteroidal Of or pertaining to an asteroid. asteroidean Any starfish of the class Asteroidea asteroidian Of or relating to the Asteroidea. asteroidlike Resembling or characteristic of an asteroid. asteroite A variety of augite. asterolecaniid Any of the scale insects in the family Asterolecaniidae. asterolepid Any fish of the family Asterolepidae asterolepidoid Synonym of asterolepid. asteron An astrocyte / neuron hybrid cell asteronychid Any brittle star in the family Coeloplanidae. asteronym An asterism (⁂) or similar symbol which replaces the name of the author in a literary work. Asterope One of the stars in the Pleiades cluster. asterophryine Any member of the subfamily Asterophryinae of microhylid frogs. asterophyllite A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites. asteropygid Synonym of asteropyginid. asteropyginid Any trilobite of the genus †Asteropyge. asterosaponin A particular steroid glycoside. asteroseismic Of or pertaining to asteroseismology. asteroseismical asteroseismic asteroseismological Of or pertaining to asteroseismology.