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Artisan's LiennounMWElien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid forverified
Artist's LoftnounMWEa factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living areaverified
Arugulanounerect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderverified
Arum LilynounMWESouth African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadixverified
Arytaenoidnouneither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attachedverified
Arytenoidnouneither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attachedverified
Arytenoid CartilagenounMWEeither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attachedverified
Ascendernoun(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase lettersverified
Ascending ColonnounMWEthe part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colonverified
Asceticismnounthe doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual stateverified
Ascidiannounminute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leavesverified
Asciinoun(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companiesverified
Ascii Control CharacternounMWEASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspaceverified
Ascii Text FilenounMWEa text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formattingverified
Ascomanounan ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacleverified
Ascomycetenounany fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascusverified
Ascomycetous FungusnounMWEany fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascusverified
Ascorbic AcidnounMWEa vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetablesverified
Ascusnounsaclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetesverified
Asdicnouna measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to returnverified
Ash TreenounMWEany of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinusverified
Asparaginasenounantineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemiaverified
Asparaginenouna crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)verified
Aspartic AcidnounMWEa crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar caneverified
Aspennounany of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest windverified