Words beginning with A

The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, tho…

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Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

Alternative form of Amun.

Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

plural of Amorite

Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

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The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.

To alienate (property) in mortmain.

plural of AMO

Self-regard, self-esteem.

A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, closely related to ampicillin.

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A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symb…

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Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.

the father of Moses

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A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

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