English words: atlanto-occipital to atresic
300 English words, part 140 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 35 have a page of their own.
English words atlanto-occipital to atresic
- atlanto-occipital adjective: Alternative form of atlantooccipital.
- atlantoaxial adjective: Of or pertaining to the articulation of the atlas with the axis.
- atlantoccipital adjective: Alternative form of atlantooccipital.
- atlantodental adjective: Between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.
- atlantoepistrophic adjective: Synonym of atlantoaxial.
- atlantogenatan noun: Any mammal of the clade Atlantogenata.
- atlantomastoid adjective: Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
- atlantooccipital adjective: Situated between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone.
- atlantosaurid noun: Any dinosaur in the family Atlantosauridae, which is probably a synonym of the Diplodocidae.
- atlas noun /ˈætləs/: A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
- Atlas bear noun: Ursus arctos crowtheri, an extinct population of brown bear native to North Africa that went extinct in historical times.
- Atlas beetle noun: Chalcosoma atlas, a very large scarabaeid beetle of Southeast Asia, the males having three prominent horns.
- Atlas cedar noun: A tree of species Cedrus atlantica, native to the Atlas Mountains.
- Atlas complex noun: The belief that one needs to single-handedly take responsibility for problems beyond of one's ability to solve.
- Atlas flycatcher noun: Synonym of Atlas pied flycatcher.
- Atlas-like adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Atlas.
- Atlas lion noun: Synonym of Barbary lion.
- Atlas moth noun: a large moth, Attacus atlas, from the tropical forests of southeast Asia
- Atlas Mountain Dog noun: Synonym of Aidi
- Atlas pied flycatcher noun: A bird of species Ficedula speculigera, of family Muscicapidae of Old World flycatchers.
- Atlas powder noun: A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.
- Atlas stone noun: A spherical concrete stone used in weightlifting challenges.
- Atlas wheatear noun: A wheatear of species Oenanthe seebohmi, a perching bird native to northern Africa.
- Atlasic adjective: Relating to the Atlas Mountains or the region of North Africa that they are in
- atlasing noun: The creation of a (texture) atlas
- atlasite noun /ˈæt.ləs.aɪt/: A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.
- Atlaslike adjective: rare spelling of Atlas-like
- atlasovite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark brown mineral with the chemical formula K(BiO)Cu₆Fe³⁺(SO₄)₅O₃Cl.
- atlastin noun: Any of a family of proteins whose function is to fuse cell membranes
- atlatl noun /ˈatlat(ə)l/: A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its...
- atlatlist noun /ɑtˈlɑtl̩ɪst/: One who uses an atlatl for hunting or for sport.
- atled noun /ətlɛd/: Del.
- Atlee proper noun: A surname.
- Atleti proper noun: Atlético Madrid, a soccer team from Madrid
- Atlético proper noun: Atlético Madrid, a football team from Madrid
- ATLI noun: Abbreviation of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury.
- Atlit proper noun: A coastal town south of Haifa, Israel.
- atlizumab noun: Tocilizumab.
- atlo- prefix: Alternative form of atlanto-.
- atloaxoid adjective: Synonym of atlantoaxial.
- atloid adjective: Synonym of atlantooccipital.
- atloidean adjective: Relating to the atlas bone
- atm noun, phrase: Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.
- ATM machine noun: A pleonastic but common variant of ATM.
- atma noun: Alternative form of atman.
- atman noun /ˈɑːtman/: The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.
- Atmar proper noun: A surname.
- atmark noun: The at sign (@).
- atmiatry noun: treatment of disease by vapours or gases, as by inhalation
- atmidometer noun: An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.
- atmidometry noun: The measurement of the rate of evaporation of a liquid; atmometry.
- atmo noun, prefix: Related to air or vapor.
- atmocline noun: A region of varying amounts of rainwater
- atmological adjective: Relating to atmology.
- atmologist noun: Someone versed in atmology.
- atmology noun: The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
- atmolyse verb: To perform atmolysis on.
- atmolysis noun: The separation of mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.
- atmolytic adjective: Relating to atmolysis.
- atmolyze verb: Alternative form of atmolyse.
- atmolyzer noun: An apparatus for performing atmolysis.
- atmometer noun: An instrument that measures the rate of evaporation of a liquid.
- atmometric adjective: Relating to atmometry.
- atmometry noun: The measurement of the rate of evaporation of a liquid.
- atmophile noun: In the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
- Atmore proper noun /ˈæt.mɔː/: A surname.
- atmos noun: Clipping of atmosphere.
- atmosphere noun /ˈætməsˌfɪə/: The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
- atmosphered adjective: Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
- atmosphereless adjective: Lacking an atmosphere.
- atmospherelessness noun: The absence of an atmosphere.
- atmospherial adjective: Atmospheric.
- atmospheric adjective /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/: Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
- atmospheric engine noun: A kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.
- atmospheric escape noun: The loss of planetary atmospheric gases to outer space.
- atmospheric hammer noun: Synonym of air hammer
- atmospheric oxygen noun: The oxygen molecule O₂ (diatomic oxygen), as opposed to the element O (monatomic oxygen).
- atmospheric perspective noun: The effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer, such as blurring caused by fog.
- atmospheric pressure noun: The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.
- atmospheric railway noun: A railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
- atmospheric refraction noun: The apparent angular elevation of the heavenly bodies above their true places, caused by the refraction of the rays of light in their passage through the...
- atmospheric river noun: A narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how...
- atmospheric tide noun: Pressure waves in the atmosphere similar to the tides of the ocean, produced by the gravitational influence of the moon and by thermal expansion and...
- atmospheric water noun: Water that is present in the Earth's atmosphere in gaseous, liquid, and solid forms.
- atmospherical adjective: atmospheric
- atmospherically adverb: In an atmospheric manner.
- atmosphericity noun /ˌætməsfɛˈɹɪsɪti/: The quality of being atmospheric.
- atmosphericness noun /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪknəs/: The quality of being atmospheric.
- atmospherics noun: Radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
- atmospherization noun: The conversion of venous into arterial blood
- atmospherology noun: The study of a planetary atmosphere.
- ATN noun: Initialism of acute tubular necrosis.
- ATO noun: Acronym of assisted take-off.
- ATOC noun: Acronym of Air Terminal Operations Center
- Atocha proper noun: A village and municipality in Capital department, Salta province, Argentina.
- atocia noun /əˈtəʊʃɪə/: Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).
- atogepant noun: A medication used to treat migraines.
- atoghu noun /əˈtəʊɡ.hu/: Toghu regalia.
- Atok proper noun: A municipality of Benguet, Philippines.
- Atoka proper noun: A city, the county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma.
- atokal adjective: Synonym of atokous.
- atoke noun: An atokous organism.
- atokite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral white mineral containing palladium, platinum, and tin.
- atokous adjective: Producing only asexual individuals.
- atole noun: A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
- atoll noun /ˈætɒl/: A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
- atoll fruit dove noun: A fruit-eating dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) in the family Columbidae, endemic to French Polynesia.
- atoltivimab noun /ˌætɒlˈtɪvɪmæb/: A monoclonal antibody used in the combination drug atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab to treat Zaire ebolavirus.
- atom noun /ˈætəm/: The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- atom bomb noun: Synonym of atomic bomb.
- atom cocktail noun: Alternative form of atomic cocktail.
- atom feed noun: A type of web feed that uses the Atom Syndication Format and the Atom Publishing Protocol.
- atom laser noun: A coherent state of propagating atoms, created out of a Bose-Einstein condensate.
- atom physics noun: Synonym of atomic physics.
- atom smasher noun: A particle accelerator.
- atomate adjective: Having a surface covered in tiny shiny particles; powdered.
- atomechanics noun: The mechanics of atoms.
- atomerg noun: An indivisible unit of energy, according to a theory of matter put forward by Earle K. Plyler in the 1930s.
- atomgrad noun /ˈætəmˌɡɹæd/: A planned city built to facilitate the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or other nuclear facility in the Soviet Union.
- atomic adjective, noun /əˈtɒm.ɪk/: Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- atomic absorption spectroscopy noun: A quantitative analytical technique in which the content of various elements are measured via their absorption of light
- atomic battery noun: any device that converts the energy of particles emitted from atomic nuclei into electrical energy
- atomic bomb noun /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/: A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
- atomic clock noun: An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a...
- atomic cocktail noun: A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid.
- atomic emission spectroscopy noun: A form of analytical spectroscopy that measures the radiation emitted at specific wavelengths by the atoms excited in a very hot sample
- atomic energy noun: The energy released by an atom in a nuclear reaction.
- atomic F-bomb noun: The word fuck said loudly.
- atomic fission noun: Synonym of nuclear fission.
- atomic football noun: Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)
- atomic force microscope noun: A device used to map the atomic structure of a surface by measuring the force acting on the very fine tip of a wire moved over the surface
- atomic force microscopy noun: The science and technology associated with the design and use of atomic force microscopes
- atomic forensics noun: nuclear forensics
- atomic formula noun: A formula which does not have smaller subformulas.
- atomic fusion noun: Synonym of nuclear fusion.
- atomic garden noun: A facility where plants are intentionally exposed to gamma radiation (often from a Cobalt-60 source) to induce beneficial mutations, creating new, improved...
- atomic gardening noun: The exposure of plants to radioactive sources, typically cobalt-60, in order to generate mutations that may prove to have useful properties.
- atomic mass noun: The mass of an atom.
- atomic mass number noun: Pedantic form of mass number. Symbol: A.
- atomic mass unit noun: A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of ¹²C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).
- atomic note noun: A small, self-contained note, usually digital, focusing on a single, core idea, making it an independent, reusable building block for knowledge; concise...
- atomic nucleus noun: A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.
- atomic number noun: The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z
- atomic operating system noun: A type of system architecture where the core file system is read-only and system updates are applied as a single, indivisible, transactional unit.
- atomic orbital noun: A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to...
- atomic physics noun: The branch of physics that studies the atomic structure and the interaction between atoms.
- atomic pile noun: An early nuclear reactor fueled by uranium and moderated with graphite.
- atomic power noun: Synonym of nuclear power, normally sense 1.
- atomic radius noun: The distance from the center of the nucleus to the outermost electron in an atom.
- atomic reactor noun: Synonym of nuclear reactor.
- atomic tangerine noun: A light orange colour.
- atomic theory noun: The theory that all gross matter is composed of atoms.
- atomic time noun: Time, as measured by an atomic clock.
- atomic typo noun: A typographical error that coincidentally results in a different, correctly spelled word and thus cannot be detected by a spell checker.
- atomic volume noun: The van der Waals volume of an atom.
- atomic weapon noun: A nuclear weapon.
- atomic wedgie noun: A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind up over the head, or higher, in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between...
- atomic weight noun: Former term for the more specific relative atomic mass.
- atomic winter noun: Nuclear winter.
- atomically adverb: With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
- atomician noun: An atomist.
- atomicism noun: Atomism.
- atomicity noun /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/: The number of atoms in a molecule.
- atomics noun: The study of physics at an atomic level.
- atomisation noun: Alternative spelling of atomization.
- atomise verb: Alternative spelling of atomize.
- atomiser noun: Alternative form of atomizer.
- atomism noun: The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
- atomist noun /ˈætəmɪst/: An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.
- atomistic adjective /ˌætəˈmɪstɪk/: Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
- atomistically adverb: In an atomistic manner
- atomistics noun: The study of atoms and their motion.
- atomitat noun /əˈtɑː.mɪ.tæt/: A luxury underground bunker; an underground house designed for habitation during a nuclear fallout or other catastrophic event; a luxurious (and often...
- Atomium proper noun: A landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium.
- atomizability noun: Ability to be atomized.
- atomizable adjective: Able to be atomized.
- atomization noun: Converting liquid to mist.
- atomize verb /ˈætəmaɪz/: To separate or reduce into atoms.
- atomized adjective, verb: Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
- atomizer noun /ˈæt.əˌmaɪz.ə(ɹ)/: An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.
- atomless adjective: Without atoms.
- atomlessness noun: Absence of atoms.
- atomlike adjective: Characteristic of or resembling an atom.
- atomograd noun: Alternative form of atomgrad.
- atomology noun: The doctrine of atoms.
- atomophobia noun: Alternative form of atomphobia.
- atomoxetine noun: A nonstimulant drug used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- atomphobia noun: The fear of or aversion to the use of nuclear power or nuclear weapons.
- atompunk noun /ˈætəmpʌŋk/: A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the society and technology of the Atomic Age (c. 1945–1969).
- atomsite noun: Collectively, melt glasses caused by atomic, nuclear, thermonuclear explosions
- atomtronic adjective: Of or pertaining to atomtronics
- atomtronics noun: The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature
- atomus noun: Synonym of atom.
- atomweight noun: The weight class below strawweight of less than 105 lbs.
- atomy adjective, noun /ˈætəmi/: A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
- ATON noun: Alternative letter-case form of AtoN.
- atonable adjective: Capable of being atoned for.
- atonal adjective /eɪˈtoʊnəl/: Lacking a tonal center or key.
- atonalism noun: The school of atonal musical composition
- atonalist noun: A composer of atonal music.
- atonalistic adjective: Of or relating to atonalism.
- atonality noun: A style of music that is written without a key.
- atonally adverb: In an atonal manner; without tone.
- atone verb /əˈtəʊn/: To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
- atonement noun /əˈtoʊnmənt/: Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
- atoneness noun: Alternative form of at-one-ness.
- atoner noun: One who atones.
- Atong proper noun: A Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.
- atonia noun: Lack of muscle tone.
- atonic adjective, noun /eɪˈtɒnɪk/: unstressed
- atonically adverb: In an atonic manner.
- atonicity noun: The property of being atonic.
- atoningly adverb: in an atoning manner
- atony noun /ˈæt.ə.ni/: Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
- atoothfairyist noun: A person who does not believe in the tooth fairy.
- atop adverb, preposition /əˈtɒp/: On the top of.
- atopen noun: Anything that induces an atopic allergy
- atophan noun: Synonym of cinchophen (“analgesic drug”).
- atopic adjective /eɪˈtɒpɪk/: Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.
- atopic dermatitis noun: An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.
- atopic eczema noun: Synonym of atopic dermatitis.
- atopical adjective: Atopic; relating to or having atopy.
- atopognosia noun: The inability to locate a sensation, especially a point of touch.
- atoposaurid noun: Any of the extinct reptiles in the family Atoposauridae.
- atopy noun /ˈætəpi/: A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is...
- -ator suffix: Used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate.
- atoroidal adjective: Not toroidal; that does not consist of or contain a torus.
- atoroidality noun: The quality of being atoroidal.
- atorolimumab noun: An immunosuppressive drug directed against the Rhesus factor.
- atorvastatin noun /əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn/: A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.
- -atory suffix: Forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified
- atosiban noun: A medication that inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin, used to halt premature labour.
- atotter adjective: In the act of tottering.
- atovaquone noun: A naphthalene used to treat pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, and malaria.
- atoxic adjective: Synonym of nontoxic.
- atoxicogenic adjective: Not toxicogenic.
- atoxigenic adjective: Not toxicogenic.
- atoxopy noun: A supposed phenomenon in which the compounds of a pair of elements from the same column of the periodic table have greatly different toxicities
- atoxyl noun: arsanilic acid
- atp noun, prepositional phrase: Initialism of adenosine triphosphate.
- ATP synthase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate.
- ATPase noun /eɪtiːˈpiːeɪz/: A type of enzyme which works to convert adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and a free phosphate ion, thereby releasing energy to...
- atpE noun: A gene that encodes for ATP synthase c subunit in mycobacteria.
- ATPergic adjective: Produced or activated by ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
- ATR noun: Initialism of advanced tongue root.
- ATR-16 syndrome noun: A rare disease characterized by monosomy on part of chromosome 16.
- ATR-X syndrome noun: An X-linked recessive condition associated with a mutation in the ATRX gene, which in males generally leads to moderate intellectual disability and various...
- ATRA noun: Initialism of all-trans retinoic acid.
- atrabilarian adjective /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.ən/: Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
- atrabilarious adjective /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/: Pertaining to black bile.
- atrabilariousness noun: The state or quality of being atrabilarious.
- atrabiliar adjective: melancholy; atrabilious
- atrabiliarious adjective: atrabilious
- atrabiliary adjective /ˌæt.ɹəˈbɪl.i.əɹ.i/: Of or relating to black bile.
- atrabilious adjective /ˌæ.tɹəˈbɪl.i.əs/: Having an excess of black bile.
- atrabiliously adverb /ˌætɹəˈbɪli.əsli/: In an atrabilious (melancholy or ill-natured) manner; grumpily, irritably, morosely.
- atrabiliousness noun /ˌæt.ɹəˈbɪl.i.əs.nəs/: The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
- atracheate adjective: Lacking tracheae.
- atracid noun: Any of the venomous Australian mygalomorph spiders of the family Atracidae; a funnel-web spider.
- atracotoxin noun: A toxin from the Sydney funnel-web spider.
- atractaspidid noun: Any snake in the family Atractaspididae.
- atractaspidine noun: Any snake of the subfamily Atractaspidinae
- atractenchyma noun: Synonym of prosenchyma.
- atractylate noun: A toxic glycoside isolated from thistles of the genus Atractylis
- atractylenolide noun: Any of a group of tricyclic enolides found in the rhizome Rhizoma atractylodes
- atractylodin noun: The diacetylenic furan 2-[(1E,7E)-nona-1,7-dien-3,5-diynyl]furan
- atractylon noun: The benzofuran (4aS,8aR)-3,8a-dimethyl-5-methylidene-4,4a,6,7,8,9-hexahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran present in rhizomes of Atractylodes
- atractyloside noun: A toxic glycoside synthesized by some plant species in the daisy family.
- atracurium noun /ˌæ.tɹəˈkjʊɹ.i.əm/: A muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially in conjunction with general anesthesia to facilitate...
- atragene noun: Any plant of the genus Atragene.
- atrament noun /ˈæ.tɹə.mɛnt/: Ink or an inklike substance.
- atramentaceous adjective /ˌæ.tɹə.mɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/: Inky, inklike.
- atramental adjective: Synonym of inky, inklike, black.
- atramentarious adjective: Like ink; suitable for making ink.
- atramentary adjective: Alternative form of atramentarious.
- atramentous adjective: Synonym of inky, black, inklike.
- atrane noun: Any of a class of tricyclic cagelike heterocycles having a transannular dative bond between a nitrogen and another heteroatom
- atranorin noun: A secondary metabolite found in lichens.
- atrasentan noun /ætɹəˈsɛntæn/: A drug being researched for the treatment of various cancers.
- atrate noun: One dressed in black; a mourner
- atratoglaucoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- atratoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- atratous adjective: Blackened or turning black.
- atraumatic adjective: That minimises trauma.
- atraumatically adverb: In an atraumatic manner.
- atraumaticity noun: The quality of being atraumatic; the lack of trauma.
- atray verb /əˈtɹeɪ/: To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
- atrazine noun /ˈætrəziːn/: A triazine herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis.
- atreach verb: To reach or get at with a weapon; strike.
- Atrebates noun: A Belgic tribe of the Iron Age and the Roman period, originally dwelling in the Artois region.
- Atrebatian adjective, noun: A member of the Atrebates, an ancient Belgic tribe.
- atrede verb: To surpass or outdo in counsel.
- Atreid noun: Any of the family and descendants of the mythical Mycenaean king Atreus, including either of his sons Menelaus and Agamemnon, who both feature in the Iliad.
- atremble adjective: Trembling.
- atreme adjective: Lacking apertures.
- atren verb: To run away; escape.
- atresia noun: A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
- atresiaplasty noun: Repair of an atresia.
- atresic adjective: Relating to atresia
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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.