Words starting with act
3 letter words starting with act
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- act 1 — Algebraic Compiler and Translator
- act call — Also called act warning. a call or order from the stage manager summoning performers onstage for the beginning of a performance or act.
- act curtain — Theater. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes.
- act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
4 letter words starting with act
- act1 — (language) An actor language descended from Plasma.
- act2 — (language) An actor language.
- act3 — (language) A high-level actor language by Carl Hewitt. A descendant of Act2 which provides support for automatic generation of customers and for delegation and inheritance.
- acta — an official record of public events
- actg — acting
5 letter words starting with act
- acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- acter — A play or film with a particular number of acts.
- actin — a protein that participates in many kinds of cell movement, including muscle contraction, during which it interacts with filaments of a second protein, myosin
- actis — a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acton — a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
6 letter words starting with act
- actalk — (language) A Smalltalk-based actor language developed by J-P Briot in 1989.
- actant — (in valency grammar) a noun phrase functioning as the agent of the main verb of a sentence
- actin- — actino-
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
7 letter words starting with act
- actable — that can be acted
- actaeon — a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds
- actinal — of or denoting the oral part of a radiate animal, such as a jellyfish, sea anemone, or sponge, from which the rays, tentacles, or arms grow
- actinia — any sea anemone of the genus Actinia, which are common in rock pools
- actinic — (of radiation) producing a photochemical effect
8 letter words starting with act
- actinian — belonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones.
- actinide — a member of the actinide series
- actinism — that property of ultraviolet light, X-rays, or other radiations, by which chemical changes are produced
- actinium — a radioactive element of the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is used as an alpha-particle source and in neutron production. Symbol: Ac; atomic no: 89; half-life of most stable isotope,227Ac: 21.6 years; relative density: 10.07; melting pt: 1051°C; boiling pt: 3200 ± 300°C
- actinoid — having a radiate form, as a sea anemone or starfish
9 letter words starting with act
- actinides — Plural form of actinide.
- actinopod — any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections
- actionary — (business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
- actioners — Plural form of actioner.
- actioning — Present participle of action.
10 letter words starting with act
- actability — capable of being acted or suitable for acting: He has written a very actable, well-structured play.
- actiniform — having radial form; rayed
- actinogram — the record produced by the action of an actinograph.
- actinolite — a green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of calcium magnesium iron silicate. Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- actinology — the science of light rays and their chemical effects
11 letter words starting with act
- actinically — In an actinic manner.
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinograph — a recording actinometer
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
12 letter words starting with act
- actabilities — Plural form of actability.
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
13 letter words starting with act
- actinobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms
- actinomorphic — (esp of a flower) having radial symmetry, as buttercups
- actinomycetes — Plural form of actinomycete.
- actinomycosis — a fungal disease of cattle and of cats and dogs, sometimes transmitted to humans esp by bites, characterized by a swelling of the affected part, most often the jaw or lungs
- actinotherapy — radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.
14 letter words starting with act
- actinobacillus — a bacillus causing disease in animals
- actinomycetous — of or relating to the actinomycetes
15 letter words starting with act
- actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
- actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
16 letter words starting with act
- actinobacillosis — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
- actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
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