ascription
— Noun
– English
~ assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
ascription
— Noun
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~ assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
ascus
— Noun
– English
~ saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
asdic
— Noun
– English
~ a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"
asea
— Adverb
– English
~ in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
asean
— Noun
– English
~ an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
asepsis
— Noun
– English
~ (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
asepsis
— Noun
– English
~ the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
aseptic
— Adjective
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~ free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
asexual
— Adjective
– English
~ not having or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction"
asexuality
— Noun
– English
~ having no evident sex or sex organs
asexually
— Adverb
– English
~ in an asexual manner; "plants that reproduce asexually"
asgard
— Noun
– English
~ (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes