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- alabamine — (formerly) astatine. Symbol: Ab.
- albertine — a female given name: derived from Albert.
- albinoism — Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
- albinotic — of or relating to albinism.
- albuginea — (anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
- aldington — Richard. 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and biographer. His novels include Death of a Hero (1929) and The Colonel's Daughter (1931), which reflect postwar disillusion following World War I
- alginates — Plural form of alginate.
- algonquin — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
- alighting — to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
- alinement — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- alizarine — Alizarin.
- allantoin — a substance derived from the secretions of snails and contained in some plants, used in skin care products and valued for its soothing properties
- allethrin — a clear viscous amber-coloured liquid used as an insecticide and synergist. Formula: C19H26O3; relative density: 1.005
- allineate — To align.
- allingham — Margery. 1904–66, British author of detective stories, featuring Albert Campion. Her works include Tiger in the Smoke (1952) and The Mind Readers (1965)
- allotting — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- almandine — a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
- alpinists — Plural form of alpinist.
- aluminate — a salt of the ortho or meta acid forms of aluminium hydroxide containing the ions AlO2– or AlO33–
- aluminise — To coat with a layer of aluminium.
- aluminite — a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4)(OH) 4 ⋅7H 2 O, occurring in white, chalky masses.
- aluminium — Aluminium is a lightweight metal used, for example, for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts.
- aluminize — to cover with aluminium or aluminium paint
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- amarantin — a protein contained within the amaranth seed
- amatoxins — Plural form of amatoxin.
- amazingly — causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- amination — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminediyl — (organic chemistry) A nitrene.
- aminergic — (physiology) Activated by a biochemical amine.
- aminoacid — Alternative spelling of amino acid.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- aminylene — (organic chemistry) A nitrene.
- amornings — of a morning
- amounting — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- ampakines — Plural form of ampakine.
- amphinome — a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into murdering their father, Pelias.
- amsinckia — a genus of flowering herb found in Europe and the Americas
- amthamine — A histamine agonist selective for the H2 subtype.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- amygdalin — a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anaclinal — (of valleys and similar formations) progressing in a direction opposite to the dip of the surrounding rock strata
- anal vein — one of several veins in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
- analysing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analyzing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anatabine — a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.
- anchoring — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.