English words: astroblast to asur
300 English words, part 136 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.
English words astroblast to asur
- astroblast noun: A differentiated neural stem cell that becomes an astrocyte.
- astroblastic adjective: Relating to astroblasts.
- astroblastoma noun: A rare glial tumor derived from the astroblast.
- astrobleme noun /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/: A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
- astroblepid noun: Any of the catfish in the family Astroblepidae.
- astrobot noun: Robot designed to work in space.
- astrobotany noun /ˌæstɹəˈbɒtənɪ/: Synonym of xenobotany.
- astrocamera noun: A camera for use in astrophotography.
- astrocartography noun: A form of astrology that links elements of the birth chart with locations on Earth, resulting in travel recommendations.
- astrocentric adjective: Having a star at the center.
- astrochemical adjective: Of or pertaining to astrochemistry
- astrochemically adverb: In an astrochemical manner.
- astrochemist noun: A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- astrochemistry noun: The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
- astrochimp noun: A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight program.
- astrochronologic adjective: Alternative form of astrochronological.
- astrochronological adjective: Relating to astrochronology.
- astrochronologically adverb: By means of astrochronology.
- astrochronology noun: The dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned time scales.
- astrocladistics noun: The phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution.
- astroclimate noun: The part of the climate of a place that is a result of solar radiation
- astroclimatic adjective: Of or pertaining to astroclimate
- astrocoeniid noun: Any of the stony corals in the family Astrocoeniidae.
- astrocompass noun: A form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position.
- astrocosmic adjective: Relating to space and the cosmos.
- astrocyte noun: A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.
- astrocytic adjective: Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
- astrocytical adjective: Alternative form of astrocytic.
- astrocytically adverb: In an astrocytic manner
- astrocytin noun: A recognin, present on the cell membrane of astrocytes, found in the serum of patients with malignant glial tumors
- astrocytogenesis noun: The creation and development of astrocytes
- astrocytoma noun: A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
- astrocytomatous adjective: Pertaining to an astrocytoma.
- astrocytopathy noun: An autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system associated with astrocytes.
- astrocytosis noun: An abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons
- astrocytotic adjective: Relating to astrocytosis
- astrodiagnosis noun: The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
- astrodome noun: A transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
- astrodynamic adjective: Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astrodynamical adjective: Astrodynamic.
- astrodynamically adverb: In an astrodynamic way.
- astrodynamicist noun: One who studies astrodynamics.
- astrodynamics noun: The study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft, usually from Newton's laws of motion, Newtonian gravity, and Kepler's laws
- astroecological adjective: Relating to astroecology.
- astroecologist noun: One who studies astroecology.
- astroecology noun: The study of the interactions of biota with space environments.
- astroengineer noun: An engineer who designs or operates spacecraft or space stations.
- astroengineering noun: The construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings.
- astroethical adjective: Relating to astroethics.
- astroethics noun: Synonym of xenoethics.
- astrofest noun: An astronomy-themed festival or exhibition.
- astrogate verb: To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- astrogation noun: Astronavigation (navigation through space).
- astrogational adjective: Relating to astrogation.
- astrogator noun: One who navigates through space.
- astrogenesis noun: The formation of astrocytes.
- astrogenic adjective: Of or pertaining to astrogeny.
- astrogeny noun: The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
- astrogeodesy noun: The use of geodetic techniques in astronomy.
- astrogeodetic adjective: Relating to astrogeodesy.
- astrogeography noun /ˈæstɹəd͡ʒɪˈɒɡɹəfi/: The study of exoplanet geography.
- astrogeologic adjective: astrogeological
- astrogeological adjective: Of or pertaining to astrogeology.
- astrogeologist noun: One who studies astrogeology.
- astrogeology noun: The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.
- astrogeometry noun /ˈæstɹəd͡ʒiː.ɑ.mɛt.ɹi/: The study of geometry of the universe or stars.
- astrogeophysical adjective: Of or pertaining to astrogeophysics.
- astrogeophysicist noun: One who studies astrogeophysics.
- astrogeophysics noun: A branch of geophysics dealing with material found in space, and the surface and internal processes of celestial bodies.
- astroglaciological adjective: Of or pertaining to astroglaciology.
- astroglaciology noun: Part of glaciology studying the effects of ice and glaciers on extraterrestrial bodies.
- astroglia noun: The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord
- astroglial adjective: Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord
- astrogliogenesis noun: The production of astrogliosis
- astrogliogenic adjective: Relating to astrogliogenesis
- astroglioma noun: A low-grade form of cystic astrocytoma
- astrogliomorphogenesis noun: The morphogenesis of astrogliomas
- astrogliopathy noun: gliopathy of astroglia
- astrogliosis noun: An abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons.
- astrogliotic adjective: Relating to astrogliosis
- astrognosy noun /əˈstɹɒɡnəsi/: Knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars; the branch of astronomy dealing with the fixed stars.
- astrogonic adjective: Of or pertaining to astrogony.
- astrogony noun: Alternative form of astrogeny.
- astrograph noun: A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
- astrographic adjective: astrometric
- astrography noun: Synonym of uranography (“the mapping of celestial bodies”).
- astrohistory noun /ˈæstɹəˈhɪstəɹi/: The study of alien history.
- astroid noun /ˈæstɹɔɪd/: A hypocycloid with four cusps.
- astroinformatics noun: The processing of large amounts of astronomical data
- astrointerferometer noun: A combination of astronomical telescopes used as an interferometer
- astroit noun: Alternative spelling of astroite.
- astroite noun: A radiated fossil or stone; a starstone.
- Astrojax noun: A toy consisting of three balls on a string
- astrol noun: Abbreviation of astrology.
- astrolabe noun /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/: An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- astrolabic adjective: Relating to an astrolabe.
- astrolater noun /əˈstɹɒlətə/: One who worships the stars.
- astrolatric adjective: Synonym of astrolatrous.
- astrolatrous adjective: star-worshipping
- astrolatry noun: The worship of the stars.
- astrolaw noun: The practice of law in outer space.
- astrolinguistics noun /ˈæstɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/: Synonym of xenolinguistics.
- astrolithology noun: The science of aerolites.
- astrologamage noun: An individual who combined the roles of an astrologer and a mage.
- astrologaster noun: A foolish or petty astrologer.
- astrologer noun /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/: One who studies or practices astrology.
- astrologeress noun: A female astrologer.
- astrologese noun: The jargon used by astrologers.
- astrologess noun: A female astrologer.
- astrologian noun: An astrologer.
- astrological adjective /ˌæstɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/: Of, or relating to astrology.
- astrological sign noun: Any of various patterns among star positions, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology.
- astrologically adverb: In an astrological manner.
- astrologise verb: Alternative spelling of astrologize.
- astrologism noun: An astrological mindset or concept.
- astrologist noun: One who practices astrology; an astrologer.
- astrologize verb: To study or practise astrology; to attempt to foretell the future using astrology.
- astrologue noun: An astrologer.
- astrology noun /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/: Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
- astromancer noun: One who performs astromancy; a diviner who uses astrology.
- astromancy noun /ˈæstɹɵmænsi/: Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
- astromantic adjective: Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrological.
- astromaterial noun: Any material recovered from space
- astromathematical adjective: Relating to astromathematics.
- astromathematics noun: The branches of mathematics used in the study of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
- astrometeorological adjective: Of or pertaining to astrometeorology.
- astrometeorologically adverb: In terms of astrometeorology.
- astrometeorologist noun: A scientist working in the field of astrometeorology.
- astrometeorology noun: The practice of using astrology for weather forecasting.
- astrometer noun: An instrument designed to measure the brightness, relation, or apparent magnitude of stars.
- astrometric adjective /ˌastɹəʊˈmɛtɹɪk/: of or relating to astrometry
- astrometrical adjective /ˌæstrəˈmɛtɹɪkəl/: astrometric
- astrometrically adverb: In an astrometric manner; by means of astrometry.
- astrometrician noun: One who studies astrometry.
- astrometrist noun: One who practices astrometry.
- astrometrized adjective: measured or calibrated by reference to neighbouring stars
- astrometry noun /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/: The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
- astromicin noun: An aminoglycoside antibiotic.
- astromicrobiology noun: Synonym of xenomicrobiology.
- astromolecule noun: Any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space
- astromythology noun: Astrological mythology.
- astromyxin noun: Synonym of star jelly.
- astron. adjective: Abbreviation of astronomical.
- astronaut noun /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/: A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
- astronaut ice cream noun: Ice cream that has had most of the water removed from it by a freeze-drying process and been sealed in a pouch, and requires no refrigeration.
- astronaut maneuvering unit noun: Synonym of astronaut propulsion unit.
- astronaut propulsion unit noun: A mechanism used to move an astronaut relative to the spaceship during a spacewalk.
- astronautess noun: A female astronaut; a spacewoman.
- astronautic adjective: Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- astronautical adjective: referring to travel in outer space
- astronautically adverb: In an astronautic way.
- astronautics noun: Navigation through space.
- astronautrix noun: A female astronaut.
- astronautte noun: A female astronaut.
- astronesthes noun: Synonym of astronesthid.
- astronesthid noun: Any fish of the former family Astronesthidae, especially those of the genus Astronesthes.
- astronette noun: A female astronaut.
- astronomer noun /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/: One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
- astronomer-priest noun: A leader in various ancient religions which worshipped heavenly bodies as gods and goddesses.
- astronomeress noun: A female astronomer.
- astronomess noun: A female astronomer.
- astronometrical adjective /ˌæstrənəˈmɛtɹɪkəl/: astrometrical
- astronomian noun: An astrologer.
- astronomic adjective: Pertaining or relating to astronomy.
- astronomic refraction noun: Synonym of atmospheric refraction.
- astronomical adjective /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/: Of or relating to astronomy.
- astronomical clock noun: A type of clock with specialized mechanisms and dials to accurately tell astronomical information about the Sun, Moon, planets, and constellations.
- astronomical refraction noun: Synonym of atmospheric refraction.
- astronomical time noun: The time past mean noon of a particular day, reckoned on to twenty-four hours in mean time.
- astronomical transient noun: A localized discrete transient optical spectrum event at astronomical distances.
- astronomical twilight noun: The period in which the sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon in the morning and evening.
- astronomical unit noun: 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure...
- astronomical year noun: The time it takes the Earth to pass once around the Sun, particularly a tropical, sidereal, or anomalistic year.
- astronomically adverb: Of or relating to astronomy.
- astronomics noun: astronomy
- astronomise verb: Alternative form of astronomize.
- astronomist noun: Astronomer; specialist in astronomy.
- astronomize verb: To study or talk astronomy.
- astronomy noun /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mi/: The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in...
- astronot noun: Synonym of actornaut.
- astronuclear adjective: Of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.
- astronut noun: A person with an obsessive interest in astronomy.
- astronym noun /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.nɪm/: The name of a star, planet or other heavenly body.
- astroparticle noun: A subatomic particle of cosmic origin
- astropause noun: The stellar equivalent of the heliopause
- astropecten noun: Any member of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
- astropectinid noun: Any in the family Astropectinidae of starfishes.
- Astrophel noun: A male lover similar to that in the poem Astrophel and Stella.
- astrophic adjective: Not written in stanza form.
- astrophilatelist noun: One who practices astrophilately.
- astrophilately noun: The branch of philately dealing with space flight and similar subjects.
- astrophile noun /ˈæs tɹoʊˌfaɪl/: One who loves stars or astronomy.
- astrophilia noun: Love of and/or obsession with planets, stars, and outer space.
- astrophilic adjective: Related to or exhibiting astrophilia.
- astrophilosophy noun /ˈæstɹəfɪˈlɒsəfi/: The study of alien philosophy.
- astrophobia noun: A fear of stars and celestial space.
- astrophorid noun: Any member of the order Astrophorida of marine demosponges.
- astrophorin noun: Any sea sponge of the suborder Astrophorina
- astrophoto noun: An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- astrophotograph noun: Alternative form of astrophoto.
- astrophotographer noun: A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the stars
- astrophotographic adjective: Of or pertaining to astrophotography.
- astrophotography noun: The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.
- astrophotometer noun: A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.
- astrophotometric adjective: Relating to astrophotometry.
- astrophotometrical adjective: Relating to astrophotometry.
- astrophotometry noun: The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
- astrophotonic adjective: Describing the application of photonics to astronomical instruments
- astrophotonics noun: The application of photonics technology to astronomy
- astrophyllite noun: A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
- astrophysical adjective: Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- astrophysically adverb: With regard to astrophysics
- astrophysicist noun /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/: One who studies astrophysics.
- astrophysics noun /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/: The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in...
- astrophyton noun: The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- astropolitical adjective: Of or relating to astropolitics.
- astropolitics noun: The theory and study of the effects of space, in its broadest sense, on politics.
- astropreneur noun: An entrepreneur in the aerospace sector, especially one from NewSpace ("Space 2.0"). It can also be used for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for...
- astroproject verb: to cause the soul, spirit, or any part of the body or mind to travel to a location other than the physical location of the person, or to imagine such travel
- astroprojection noun: the event when the person's spiritual form leaves their physical form and hallucinates or travels, or the practice of experiencing such spiritual travel
- astrosclereid noun: A thick-walled star-shaped cell occurring in the leaves of Camellia, and frequently in bark amongst the surrounding parenchymatous cells.
- astroscope noun: An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
- astroscopic adjective: Relating to astroscopy.
- astroscopy noun: observation of the stars
- astroseismic adjective: relating to the seismic activity of a star
- astroseismically adverb: In a astroseismic manner
- astroseismicity noun: The state of being astroseismic
- astroseismological adjective: Relating to astroseismology.
- astroseismology noun: Alternative form of asteroseismology.
- astrosheath noun: The stellar equivalent of the heliosheath
- astroship noun: A spaceship; a starship.
- astrosophy noun: A form of astrology claimed to have a scientific basis.
- astrospectroscopic adjective: Relating to astrospectroscopy.
- astrospectroscopy noun: The study of astronomy using the techniques of spectroscopy to measure the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.
- astrosphere noun: A cavity filled with hot gas blown into the interstellar medium by stellar winds.
- astrostatistical adjective: Relating to astrostatistics.
- astrostatistics noun: The application of statistics to the study and analysis of astronomical data.
- astrotactin noun: A glycoprotein associated with the migration and adhesion of neurons
- astrotail noun: The stellar equivalent of the heliotail
- astrotech noun: Clipping of astrotechnology.
- astrotechnology noun /əˈstɹɑtɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒi/: Space technology.
- astrotheological adjective: Relating to astrotheology.
- astrotheology noun: Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
- astrothesia noun: A vivid description of stars.
- astrotourism noun: Tourism for the purpose of observing stars, meteors, eclipses, etc.
- astrotourist noun /ˈæstrəʊˌtʊə̯ɹɪst/: A space tourist.
- astrotracker noun: star tracker
- astroturf adjective, noun, verb /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/: A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.
- astroturfed adjective, verb: Alternative form of astro-turfed.
- astroturfer noun: One who engages in astroturfing, the disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a “grass-roots” event.
- astroturfing noun, verb: The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
- astroturfy adjective: Of or resembling astroturf.
- astrotypic adjective /ˌæstɹəʊˈtɪpɪk/: Having the form of am astrocyte
- astrovideography noun: The acquisition of astronomical data using video cameras and video imaging techniques.
- astrovirological adjective: Of or pertaining to astrovirology
- astrovirology noun: The study of viruses and virus-like lifeforms and life throughout the Universe (“our universe”).
- astrovirus noun: Any member of the family Astroviridae of icosahedral viruses with a characteristic starlike surface structure.
- astrozoology noun /ˈæstɹəzəʊˈɒləd͡ʒi/: The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial animals.
- astructive adjective: constructive.
- astrut adverb /əˈstɹʌt/: Sticking out, puffed out, or in a strutting manner.
- astucious adjective: having insight or acumen; perceptive; shrewd
- astuciously adverb: astutely
- astucity noun: Craftiness; astuteness.
- Astudillo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- astun verb: To astonish.
- astunned adjective: stunned
- Astur noun, prefix: A member of a tribe in northern Spain until the first century BC.
- Asturia proper noun: Asturias: A former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 CE, in modern northwest Spain and Portugal
- Asturian adjective, noun /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/: Of, from or relating to Asturias, Spain.
- Asturian pony noun: A hardy kind of pony from Asturias.
- Asturianism noun: A word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to the Asturian language, or Asturian Spanish.
- Asturias proper noun /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/: An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.
- astute adjective /əsˈtjuːt/: Quickly and critically discerning.
- astutely adverb: In an astute manner.
- astuteness noun /əˈst͡ʃuːtnəs/: The quality of being astute.
- Astwood proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Astwood and Hardmead Parish Council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9547).
- Astyages proper noun /æsˈtaɪəd͡ʒiːz/: the last king of Media, son of Cyaxares
- Astyanax proper noun: The nickname of Scamandrius, child son of Hector and Andromache.
- astylar adjective: Lacking columns or pilasters
- astyonym noun /ˈastɪəʊnɪm/: Any proper name by which a city is known.
- Astypalaean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Astypalaian
- Astypalaia noun: An island of the Dodecanese, Greece
- Astypalaian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to Astypalaia
- ASU noun: Abbreviation of air separation unit (“set of equipment for air separation”).
- asuang noun: Alternative form of aswang.
- asudden adverb: of a sudden; suddenly
- Asuka proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
- asulam noun: A herbicide used to kill bracken and docks.
- asun noun: A Yoruba dish made from roasted goat meat sautéed in spicy peppers and other vegetables.
- asunaprevir noun: An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of hepatitis C.
- Asunción proper noun /əˌsuːnsiˈɒn/: The capital and largest city of Paraguay.
- asunder adjective, adverb, verb /əˈsʌndə/: Apart or separate from each other.
- asunderness noun: The state or quality of being asunder.
- asur adjective, noun: A small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Part 135 · Part 137 · English words: A
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.