Nouns starting with A

• association cortex — Noun – English ～ cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
• adrenal cortex — Noun – English ～ the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
• arc cosecant — Noun – English ～ the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number
• arc cosine — Noun – English ～ the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
• average cost — Noun – English ～ total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
• academic costume — Noun – English ～ a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college
• arc cotangent — Noun – English ～ the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number
• absorbent cotton — Noun – English ～ cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
• Anthemis cotula — Noun – English ～ widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
• Antirrhinum coulterianum — Noun – English ～ California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
• Ardennes counteroffensive — Noun – English ～ a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
• African country — Noun – English ～ any one of the countries occupying the African continent
• Asian country — Noun – English ～ any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
• appeals court — Noun – English ～ a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
• appellate court — Noun – English ～ a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
• air cover — Noun – English ～ the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
• ant cow — Noun – English ～ excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants
• articulatio coxae — Noun – English ～ the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
• Alaska crab — Noun – English ～ meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
• Alaska crab — Noun – English ～ large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

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