asphaltic
— Adjective
– English
～ containing asphalt; "asphaltic residues"
aspheric
— Adjective
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～ varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
aspherical
— Adjective
– English
～ varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
asphodel
— Noun
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～ any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
Asphodelaceae
— Noun
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～ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Asphodeline
— Noun
– English
～ genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus
— Noun
– English
～ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
asphyxia
— Noun
– English
～ a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
asphyxiate
— Verb
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～ be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
asphyxiate
— Verb
– English
～ deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
asphyxiate
— Verb
– English
～ impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
asphyxiated
— Adjective
– English
～ in a state of asphyxia
asphyxiating
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to deprive of oxygen; "asphyxiating gasses"
asphyxiation
— Noun
– English
～ killing by depriving of oxygen
asphyxiation
— Noun
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～ the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
asphyxiator
— Noun
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～ a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
aspic
— Noun
– English
～ savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Aspidelaps
— Noun
– English
～ African coral snakes
Aspidiotus
— Noun
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～ a genus of Diaspididae
aspidistra
— Noun
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～ evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant