Words beginning with A

A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

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Ellipsis of Lady Amherst's pheasant.

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The bowfin, Amia calva.

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious.

plural of amicus

Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.

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A person or entity who has been allowed by the court to plead or make submissions but who is not directly involved in the action.

In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

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A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

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Relating to an amine.

plural of amino acid

an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular …

A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

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An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.

Friendship; friendliness.

A surname from Arabic.

A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina

The capital city of Jordan.

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The father of Nahshon and the son of Ram (biblical figure).

A community in Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.

A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.

plural of Ammonite

The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia