English words: asocial to aspirational
300 English words, part 132 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 35 have a page of their own.
English words asocial to aspirational
- asoka noun: Alternative form of ashoka.
- Asokan adjective: Alternative form of Ashokan.
- asolectin noun: A mixture of phospholipids obtained commercially from soybeans
- asolection noun: Alternative form of asolectin.
- asomatognosia noun: A deficiency in the awareness of parts on one's own body.
- asomatognosic adjective, noun: Relating to asomatognosia.
- asomatous adjective: Without a material body; incorporeal.
- Asomtavruli proper noun: One of three forms of the Georgian alphabet. Asomtavruli, a monumental script, is the oldest form of the Georgian alphabet, but it is no longer used for...
- asonant adjective /eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/: Not sounding or sounded; silent.
- -asone suffix: Used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.
- asonia noun /əˈsoʊniə/: tone-deafness
- asopao noun: A kind of stew from Puerto Rico.
- asopid noun: Any moth in the former family Asopidae, now considered to be a synonym of the family Pyralidae.
- asoprisnil noun: An investigational selective progesterone receptor modulator.
- ASOT noun: Initialism of antistreptolysin O titer.
- Asotin proper noun: A small city, the county seat of Asotin County, Washington, United States.
- ASOTV phrase: Abbreviation of as seen on television.
- asp noun /ɑːsp/: Initialism of application service provider.
- aspacochioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspafilioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspalathus noun: Any member of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
- asparacoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- asparagaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Asparagaceae.
- asparagin noun: Alternative form of asparagine.
- asparaginase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.
- asparaginate noun: Any salt or ester of asparagine, such as potassium asparaginate or magnesium asparaginate.
- asparagine noun /əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/: A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.
- asparaginic adjective: Synonym of aspartic.
- asparaginic acid noun: Synonym of aspartic acid.
- asparaginous adjective: Resembling or related to asparagus
- asparaginyl noun /ˌæs.pəˈɹæ.d͡ʒə.nɪl/: A univalent radical derived from asparagine
- asparagoid adjective, noun: Resembling members of a botanical group for which the genus Asparagus is representative.
- asparagolite noun: apatite
- asparagoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- asparagus noun /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/: Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
- asparagus bean noun: A bean of east Asia with long, edible pods, a yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis).
- asparagus bed noun: A portion of land designated for growing asparagus.
- asparagus beetle noun: Any of a number of small beetles of the genus Crioceris, such as Crioceris asparagi, that are destructive to asparagus.
- asparagus fern noun: Asparagus aethiopicus (Sprenger's asparagus), of southern Africa.
- asparagus lettuce noun: Synonym of celtuce.
- asparagus-like adjective: Resembling or characteristic of asparagus.
- asparagus pea noun: A legume, Lotus tetragonolobus (synonym Tetragonolobus purpureus), with bright red flowers and edible seedpods that superficially resemble those of the...
- asparagus peas noun: A dish of young asparagus shoots cut small and cooked with eggs, milk, etc.
- asparagus roll noun: A finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.
- asparagus root noun: Synonym of shatavari.
- asparagusate noun: The conjugate base of asparagusic acid; any salt or ester of it.
- asparagusic adjective: Derived from or chemically related to asparagus.
- asparagusic acid noun: The organosulfur compound with chemical formula S₂(CH₂)₂CHCO₂H, found in asparagus.
- asparaguslike adjective: Alternative form of asparagus-like.
- asparagussy adjective: Alternative form of asparagusy.
- asparagusy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of asparagus.
- asparanin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- asparasaponin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspargine noun: Alternative form of asparagine.
- asparkle adjective: Sparkling.
- asparoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspart noun: Ellipsis of insulin aspart.
- aspartame noun /əˈspɑːteɪm/: An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
- aspartamide noun: The amide of aspartic acid
- aspartamine noun /æsˈpɑː(ɹ)təmiːn/: asparagine
- aspartase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia
- aspartate noun /ˈæspə(ɹ)teɪt/: The conjugate base of aspartic acid, or any salt or ester of it.
- aspartate aminotransferase noun: Synonym of aspartate transaminase.
- aspartate transaminase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of amino groups between biologically active compounds, especially between aspartic acid and glutamic acid
- aspartic adjective /æsˈpɑːtik/: Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
- aspartic acid noun /æˈspɑːtɪkˌæsɪd/: A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C₄H₇NO₄).
- aspartidyl noun: A univalent radical formed from aspartic acid by removal of a hydrogen atom from the amino group
- aspartimide noun: The imide of aspartic acid
- aspartoacylase noun: An enzyme that catalyses the deacylation of acetyl-aspartate
- aspartokinase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine,...
- aspartyl noun /əˈspɑɹtɪl/: The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
- aspartylation noun: Reaction with an aspartyl group
- aspartylglucosamine noun: A derivative of aspartic acid.
- aspartylglucosaminidase noun: A human gene and amidohydrolase enzyme involved in the catabolism of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins.
- aspartylglucosaminuria noun: A rare autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the enzyme aspartylglucosaminidase.
- aspartylglutamate noun: The mono-aspartyl ester of glutamic acid; its N-acetyl derivative is a neurotransmitter
- aspartylglycosaminuria noun: Alternative form of aspartylglucosaminuria.
- AspAT noun: Abbreviation of aspartate aminotransferase.
- aspatial adjective: Not spatial
- aspatiotemporal adjective: Not located in either time or space; neither spatial nor temporal.
- Aspatria proper noun /əsˈpeɪ.tɹi.ə/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1441).
- ASPD noun: Initialism of antisocial personality disorder.
- Aspden proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- ASPDer noun: Someone with antisocial personality disorder.
- aspec adjective, noun /ˈeɪ.spɛk/: Alternative form of a-spec.
- aspecific adjective /ˌeɪ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/: Not caused by a specific organism.
- aspecifically adverb: In an aspecific manner
- aspecificity noun: The condition of being aspecific.
- aspecioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspect noun, verb /ˈæspɛkt/: Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- aspect-oriented adjective: Describing a system which has been written so that different subsystems appear to add themselves to the main business logic without that logic having to...
- aspect-oriented language noun: A programming language that aims to increase modularity by allowing the separation of cross-cutting concerns.
- aspect-oriented programming noun: A programming paradigm that aims to increase modularity by allowing the separation of cross-cutting concerns.
- aspect-oriented programming language noun: Synonym of aspect-oriented language.
- aspect particle noun: A grammatical particle (part of speech that cannot be inflected) that changes the aspect of a verb.
- aspect ratio noun: The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.
- aspectable adjective /æsˈpɛktəbəl/: Capable of being seen; visible.
- aspectant adjective: Face to face (especially heraldry).
- aspected adjective: Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- aspection noun /æˈspɛk.ʃən/: The act of viewing; a look.
- aspectism noun: The belief that apparently distinct features of a person (such as body vs. soul) are actually just different aspects, or ways of looking at, of a unified...
- aspective adjective, noun: Reflecting one or more aspects, usually of a unified whole, as opposed to a heterogenous entity composed of qualitatively different parts.
- aspectless adjective: Without aspect.
- aspectlessness noun: The quality of being aspectless.
- aspectological adjective: Relating to aspectology
- aspectology noun: The branch of psychology concerned with aspects of one's own personality.
- aspectual adjective /ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/: Of or pertaining to an aspect.
- aspectual pair noun: Pair of verbs that have the same meaning but differ in aspect.
- aspectualize verb: To convert into or treat as an aspect.
- aspectualizer noun: A constituent of a phrase that specifies the aspect of a verb phrase.
- aspectually adverb: concerning aspect
- aspecular adjective: Subtended at the origin by the specular axis and the axis of the receiver.
- aspen adjective, noun /ˈæspən/: Pertaining to the aspen tree.
- aspen leaf blotch miner moth noun: A leaf miner moth of species Phyllonorycter apparella, that feeds on aspen leaves.
- Aspendale proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
- aspenglow noun: The glow on mountaintops at dawn and dusk.
- Aspenite noun: A person from or resident of Aspen, Colorado.
- aspenlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an aspen tree.
- asper adjective, noun /ˈæspə/: Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
- asperand noun: The symbol @; at sign.
- asperate adjective, verb /æspəɹeɪt/: To make rough or harsh.
- asperation noun: Harshness; unpleasantness.
- asperatus noun: Ellipsis of undulatus asperatus cloud.
- asperazine noun: A diketopiperazine alkaloid present in molds of genus Aspergillus.
- aspercetin noun: A hemorrhagic protein in the venom of a lancehead snake (Bothrops asper).
- asperenone noun: The enone (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E)-8-methyl-13-phenyltrideca-4,6,8,10,12-pentaen-3-one present in Aspergillus niger or its close relatives.
- asperentin noun: Any of a class of organic compounds found in some Aspergillus species.
- asperflavin noun: An organic compound found in Aspergillus species.
- asperfuranone noun: The polyketide (5S,6R)-1-[(2E,4E,6S)-4,6-dimethylocta-2,4-dienoyl]-5,6-dihydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-2-benzofuran-4-one present in the Aspergillus fungus
- asperge noun, verb /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/: To sprinkle.
- asperger noun /əˈspɜːdʒə/: An aspergillum.
- Asperger's syndrome noun /ˈæspɜːɡəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/: A developmental disorder characterised by the autistic symptoms of sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive...
- Asperger syndrome noun: Alternative form of Asperger's syndrome.
- Aspergerian adjective, noun: Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome.
- asperges noun, verb: A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.
- Aspergian adjective, noun: Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome.
- Aspergic adjective, noun: Pertaining to or affected by Asperger's syndrome.
- aspergil noun: Alternative form of aspergillum.
- aspergill noun, prefix /ˌas.pə.d͡ʒɪlˈ-/: Alternative form of aspergillum.
- aspergillar adjective: Of or relating to the aspergillus molds.
- aspergillic adjective: Relating to aspergillic acid and its derivatives
- aspergillic acid noun: The antibiotic 1-hydroxy-6-(2-butanyl)-3-isobutyl-2(1H)-pyrazinone
- aspergilliform adjective: Resembling the aspergillum in form
- aspergillimide noun: The alkaloid (1R,6R,7S,9R,11R)-1',6,10,10,13-pentamethylspiro[3,13-diazatetracyclo[5.5.2.01,9.03,7]tetradecane-11,3'-pyrrolidine]-2',5',14-trione present in...
- aspergillin noun: A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
- aspergillium noun: Alternative form of aspergillum.
- aspergilloma noun /ˌæspəɹd͡ʒɪˈloʊmə/: A clump of fungus in a body cavity such as the lung, usually associated with the Aspergillus species.
- aspergillomycosis noun: A specific such disease in some fish, such as tilapia.
- aspergillopepsin noun: Any of a group of pepsins found in Aspergillus fungi.
- aspergillosis noun /ˌæspəɹd͡ʒɪˈloʊsɪs/: Any of various infections by fungi of the genus Aspergillus that cause granulomatous lesions.
- aspergillotic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting aspergillosis.
- aspergillotoxicosis noun: Any disease caused by any mycotoxin produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, such as aflatoxicosis.
- aspergillum noun /ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/: An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.
- aspergillus noun /ˌæspɚˈd͡ʒɪləs/: Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
- Aspergirl noun: A girl with Asperger's syndrome.
- asperifoliate adjective: Alternative form of asperifolious.
- asperifolious adjective: Having rough leaves.
- asperin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- asperitas noun /æsˈpɛɹɪtas/: A cloud formation characterized by wavy undulations in the cloud base.
- asperity noun /əˈspɛɹɪti/: The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface;...
- aspermatic adjective: That does not produce sperm
- aspermatism noun: Synonym of aspermia.
- aspermatogenesis noun: The failure to produce spermatozoa
- aspermatogenic adjective: That does not produce spermatozoa
- aspermatous adjective: Alternative form of aspermous.
- aspermia noun: A form of infertility associated with a inability to produce semen.
- aspermic adjective: Unable to produce sperm.
- aspermous adjective: Lacking seeds.
- aspermy noun: The condition in which no seminal fluid is ejected from the urethra at orgasm
- aspernomine noun: A cytotoxic alkaloid present in the fungus Aspergillus nomius
- asperoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- asperous adjective: Rough, rugged, uneven.
- asperously adverb: In an asperous manner.
- asperparaline noun: Any of a group of pentacyclic paralytic alkaloids present in Aspergillus spp.
- asperphenamate noun: An organic compound produced by Penicillium megasporum and other fungi.
- asperse verb /əˈspɜːs/: To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
- aspersed adjective, verb: Having a number of small charges scattered over the surface; semé.
- asperser noun: One who asperses.
- aspersion noun: An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
- aspersive adjective: Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
- aspersively adverb: In an aspersive manner.
- aspersoir noun: aspergillum
- aspersor noun: Alternative form of asperser.
- aspersorium noun: A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
- aspersory adjective, noun /əˈspɜː(ɹ)səɹɪ/: Synonym of aspersorium.
- asperulate adjective: Having a surface which is roughened by many small points or warts.
- asperuloside noun: A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
- asperulous adjective: Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
- aspet noun: Armenian hereditary title borne by the members of the Bagratuni (Bagratid) family.
- asphalt noun, verb /ˈæʃfɑlt/: A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most...
- asphalt concrete noun: A material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder.
- asphalt emulsion noun: A mixture of asphalt particles and emulsifying agent, such as bentonite clay and water.
- asphalt jungle noun: A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
- asphalt paper noun: Synonym of tarpaper.
- asphalt road noun: A road made of asphalt. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- asphalt shingle noun: A shingle manufactured by coating a reinforcing material (felt or fibrous glass mat) with asphalt and having mineral granules on the side exposed to the...
- asphaltane noun: polyaromatic compounds left from distillation of crude oil that are insoluble in pentane.
- asphalted adjective, verb: Covered in asphalt
- asphaltene noun: Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic...
- asphaltenic adjective: Of or pertaining to asphaltenes.
- asphalter noun: One who pours or works with asphalt.
- asphaltic adjective: Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
- asphalting noun, verb: An application of asphalt.
- asphaltisation noun: Alternative spelling of asphaltization.
- asphaltite noun: Any of various bitumens containing asphaltenes.
- asphaltitic adjective: Of or relating to asphaltite.
- asphaltization noun: The process of evaporation that converts petroleum into asphalt.
- asphaltlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
- asphere noun: An aspherical object, usually a lens.
- aspheric adjective: aspherical
- aspherical adjective: Not spherical or nearly spherical.
- aspherically adverb: In an aspheric manner
- asphericity noun: The state of being aspherical.
- aspherics noun: aspheric optics
- aspherize verb: To make aspherical
- aspheterise verb: Alternative form of aspheterize
- aspheterism noun /əsˈfɛtəˌɹɪz(ə)m/: The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
- aspheterist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to aspheterism.
- aspheterize verb: To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
- asphodel noun /ˈæsfədɛl/: Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
- asphodelaceous adjective: Belonging to the plant family Asphodelaceae.
- asphodelin noun: A bianthraquinone obtained from Asphodesus microcarpus.
- asphondyliine noun: Any gall midge of the tribe Asphondyliini
- asphyctic adjective: Pertaining to asphyxia.
- asphyxia noun /æzˈfɪksiə/: Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
- asphyxial adjective: Of or relating to asphyxia.
- asphyxiant adjective, noun: That can cause asphyxiation
- asphyxiaphilia noun: Alternative form of asphyxiophilia.
- asphyxiate verb /əsˈfɪksieɪt/: To smother or suffocate someone.
- asphyxiating adjective, verb: Causing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breathe.
- asphyxiatingly adverb: stiflingly
- asphyxiation noun /æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/: Death due to lack of oxygen.
- asphyxiative adjective: Causing or relating to asphyxiation.
- asphyxiator noun: One who or that which asphyxiates.
- asphyxiatory adjective: Causing or relating to asphyxiation.
- asphyxic adjective: Related to, or causing asphyxia
- asphyxiophilia noun /æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/: A paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.
- asphyxiophiliac noun: A person who enjoys erotic asphyxiation.
- asphyxy noun, verb /æsˈfɪksi/: asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
- aspic adjective, noun /ˈæspɪk/: A meat or fish jelly.
- aspicilioid adjective: partially to completely immersed in the thallus.
- aspicillin noun: An 18-membered cyclic molecular substance with IUPAC name (3Z,5R,6S,7R,18S)-5,6,7-trihydroxy-18-methyl-1-oxacyclooctadec-3-en-2-one
- aspiculamycin noun: A particular cytosine nucleoside antibiotic
- aspicular adjective: Lacking spicules
- aspiculate adjective: Lacking spicules
- aspiculose adjective: Without spicules.
- aspiculous adjective: Without spicules.
- aspidate adjective: Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
- aspidiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Aspidiaceae.
- aspidin noun: The toxic compound 2-butanoyl-4-[(3-butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one found in aspidium
- aspidinol noun: The compound 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)butan-1-one found in the rhizome of the male fern
- aspidistra noun: Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- aspidistral adjective: Relating to, or abounding in, aspidistras.
- aspidistrin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspidium noun: Synonym of dryopteris: a member of a certain genus of ferns, including the male fern.
- aspidobranch noun: Any member of the Aspidobranchia, a taxonomic order of sea snails.
- aspidoceratid noun: Any of the extinct ammonites in the family Aspidoceratidae.
- aspidochelone noun: A fabled sea creature according to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a...
- aspidochirote noun: Synonym of aspidochirotid.
- aspidochirotid noun: Any sea cucumber of the order Aspidochirotida
- aspidodiadematid noun: Any of the sea urchins in the family Aspidodiadematidae.
- aspidogastrid noun: Any freshwater fluke of the family Aspidogastridae.
- aspidolite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
- aspidorhynchid noun: Any of the extinct fish in the family Aspidorhynchidae
- aspidorhynchiform noun: Any extinct fish of the order Aspidorhynchiformes
- aspidosamine noun: An alkaloid found in a quebracho
- aspidoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- aspidosiphonid noun: Any of the peanut worms in the family Aspidosiphonidae.
- aspidosoma noun: The anterior dorsal section of the prosoma of a mite, separated from the podosoma by the abjugal furrow and separated dorsally from the opisthosoma by the...
- aspidosomal adjective: Of or relating to an aspidosoma.
- aspidosperma noun: A tree in the genus Aspidosperma.
- aspidospermine noun: An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
- aspidospondylous adjective /ˌæspɪdəʊˈspɒndɪləs/: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with aspidospondyly.
- aspidospondyly noun: The condition of having the centra of the vertebra arranged in separate ossifications.
- aspie noun /ˈæspi/: An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- Aspiedom noun: The state or quality of being an aspie.
- Aspieish adjective: Characteristic of an Aspie or Asperger's syndrome.
- Aspieness noun: The condition or quality of being an Aspie.
- aspin noun: Synonym of askal.
- Aspinall proper noun: A surname.
- aspinose adjective: Lacking a spine
- aspinous adjective: Lacking spines
- Aspinwall proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- aspiny adjective: Lacking spines (“sharp protrusions”)
- aspirable adjective: That can be aspired
- aspirant adjective, noun /ˈæspəɹənt/: Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
- aspirant nation noun: A nation which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.
- aspirant nation-state noun: A polity that seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state, often through secession or establishing a new state, and claims sovereignty...
- aspirant state noun: A political entity which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.
- aspirate adjective, noun, verb /ˈæs.pəɹ.ət/: The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
- aspirate mutation noun /ˈæs.pɪ.rət mjuˈteɪ.ʃən/: An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.
- aspirated adjective, verb: Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
- aspirated h noun /ˈæspəɹeɪ̯tɪd eɪ̯tʃ/: In the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant or elision of a preceding schwa.
- aspiration noun /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/: The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to...
- aspirational adjective, noun /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/: Being ambitious.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.