Words starting with A

aurocyanideThe complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodrosopterinA minor red pigment in the eyes of Drosophila
aurofusarinA dimeric derivative of naphthoquinone 5-hydroxy-7-(5-hydroxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-4,6,9-trioxobenzo[g]chromen-7-yl)-8-methoxy-2-methylbenzo[g]chromene-4,6,9-trione
auroglaucinAn organic compound found in Aspergillus species.
auroneA flavonoid that contains a benzofuran element associated with a benzylidene linked in position 2
auropalpebralRelating to the eyelid's response to noise
aurophilicCharacterized by attraction between gold ions.
aurophobiaThe fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
auroraAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
AurorahinA native or inhabitant of San Francisco, Quezon.
auroralPertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
aurorallyIn the dawn.
auroramycinA polyene macrolactam that has antibiotic and antifungal properties
AuroranAn inhabitant from Aurora province.
auroraphobiaFear of the northern lights.
auroreanBelonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
auroriteA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silver.
auroscopeSynonym of otoscope.
aurostibiteA rare isometric gold antimonide mineral of the pyrite group.
aurotherapySynonym of chrysotherapy.
aurothioglucoseA compound, chemical formula AuSC₆H₁₁O₅, used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
aurothiomalateA thiomalate with the addition of gold.
aurothiosulfateThe anion Au(S₂O₃)₂³⁻; any salt containing this anion
aurousRelating to gold.
aurovertinAny of a group of proteins that inhibits respiration
AurovilleAn experimental township in Viluppuram district, mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
AurovillianA native or inhabitant of Auroville.
auroxanthinA particular carotenoid.
aurreskuA traditional Basque dance.
AurthurA male given name, a rare form of Arthur.
aurulentGold in color.
aurumGold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").
aurungA factory of the East India Company for the purchase, on advances, of native piece goods etc.
AurvandillA figure in Germanic mythology, whose frozen toe was tossed into the sky by Thor and became a star.
AusableA river in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron.
ausbauConstituting a standard; being deliberately shaped and standardized; having the social, political, or legal status of a standard language.
AusbrooksA surname.
ausbruchA kind of very sweet wine, produced especially in Austria, Germany, and Hungary, historically usually made from or with the juice that runs out of grapes without any pressing, and now often made from botrytized grapes (those infected with noble rot).
AusburnA surname.
AuscamA five-colour military camouflage pattern used by the Australian Defence Force.
AuschwitzSynonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.
auscultSynonym of auscultate.
auscultableThat can be ausculted; that can be diagnosed by auscultation
auscultateTo listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
auscultationDiagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
auscultativeRelating to auscultation
auscultatorSomeone who performs auscultation.
auscultatoryOf or pertaining to auscultation
auscultoscopeA stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
ausferriteA special type of microstructure that occurs when ductile iron is austempered, consisting of acicular ferrite in carbon-enriched austenite.
ausformTo plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
aushAny of various thick noodle soups that are commonly served hot in Iranian and Afghan cuisine.
AushiriAn extinct Zaparoan language formerly spoken in Peru.
ausktribosphenidAny member of the Ausktribosphenidae.
ausktribosphenidanAny therian of the family Ausktribosphenidae
AuslanThe sign language of the Australian deaf community.
auslanderA foreigner.
auslautSynonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”).
ausleseA sweet wine, especially from Germany, made from late harvest grapes; specifically, a wine from the German official Auslese category.
AusmanA surname from German.
AusmusA surname from German.
Ausonia63 Ausonia, a main belt asteroid.
AusonianOf ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians.
ausoniumA rejected name for neptunium. (Ausonium chemical symbol: Ao)
AusoniusDecimus Magnus Ausonius, a 4th-century-CE Roman poet.
auspexAn officiating priest in Ancient Rome.
auspicateTo foreshow; to foretoken.
auspicationDivination by birds; auspice.
auspicatoryOf or belonging to auspices or omens
auspicePatronage or protection.
auspicesProtection or patronage.
auspicialOf or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
auspicingadministration of a grant by one group on behalf of another
auspiciousOf good omen; indicating future success.
auspiciouslyIn an auspicious way.
auspiciousnessThe state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
AusserbergA municipality in Valais canton, Switzerland.
AussieOf, from or relating to Australia; Australian.
AussiedoodleA dog that is a cross between an Australian Shepherd and a poodle.
AussielandAustralia.
AussienessAustralianness.
AustA small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary (OS grid ref ST5789).
AustadA surname from Norwegian.
austauschOnly used in austausch coefficient
AustellA surname.
austemperTo harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
AustenAn English surname transferred from the given name; a variant of Austin.
AustenasiaA micronation, a purported constitutional monarchy, claiming sovereignty over a suburban house in the Wrythe, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton with several claimed exclaves around the world. Capital: Wrythe.
AustenesqueSynonym of Austenian (“reminiscent of the works of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary”).
AustenianOf, relating to, or reminiscent of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary.
AustenianaObjects, materials, or documents relating to English novelist Jane Austen (1775–1817).
AustenishSynonym of Austenian (“reminiscent of the works of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary”).
austeniteSynonym of gamma iron.
austeniticOf, containing, or relating to austenite, a certain crystalline structure that can occur in steel under some conditions.
austenitizationThe heating of iron (or another iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austenitizeTo heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austerThe god of the south wind.
AusterberryA surname.
austereGrim or severe in manner or appearance.
austerelyIn an austere manner.
austerenessharshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
austerianOf or relating to Paul Auster (born 1947), American author and director whose writing blends absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning.
austerianismSupport for fiscal conservatism and austerity.
austeritarianOne who advocates or enacts an authoritarian policy of austerity.
austeritarianismAdvocacy for, or enactment of, authoritarian forms of austerity.
austeritySeverity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
AusterlitzFormer name of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.
AusthorpeA suburban area and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE3733).
AustinAugustinian.
AustinianRelating to or characteristic of John Austin (legal philosopher).
austiniteA secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
AustinmerA suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
austinolA polycyclic meroterpenoid present in Aspergillus
AustonA surname.
australOf, relating to, or coming from the south.
AustralasiaSynonym of Oceania: A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia..
AustralasianRelating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.
AustralasiaticAustralasian.
AustraliaAn island of Oceania.
AustralianA person from the Commonwealth of Australia.
AustralianaAll things particular to Australia, culture and people; anything that is a symbol of Australian life.
AustralianeseAustralian English, especially when containing Australian slang or other Australianisms.
Australianisationthe act or process of Australianising
AustralianiseTo make Australian as to custom, culture, or style.
AustralianismA word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
AustralianistSomebody who favors the values of Australia.
AustralianizationAct or process of making Australian.
AustralianlyIn an Australian manner.
AustraliannessThe state or quality of being Australian.
australidelphianAny marsupial of the superorder Australidelphia
australineA particular polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloid.
australisineA particular naturally-occurring chromene
australiteA kind of tektite found in Australia.
australizeTo tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.
australlyIn an austral manner; of or to the south.
australobatrachianAny frog of the suborder Australobatrachia
australochelyidAny extinct species of turtle in the genus Australochelyidae.
AustraloidA historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.
australolAn organic compound with the formula (CH₃)₂CHC₆H₄OH.
AustralomelanesoidSynonym of Australo-Melanesian.
australoneA prenylflavonoid found in Morus australis.
AustralophobeOne who fears, dislikes, or discriminates against Australians.
AustralophobiaThe fear or hatred of Australians.
australopithAny of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
australopithecineAny of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
australopithecusSynonym of australopith.
AustralorpA chicken of an Australian breed developed for egg-laying.
australosphenidanAny echidna or platypus of the infraclass Australosphenida
AustrasiaAn early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.
AustrasianA person from the historical province of Austrasia

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