Nouns starting with A

• arteria gastrica sinistra — Noun – English ～ a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus
• atrium sinistrum — Noun – English ～ the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
• Agave sisalana — Noun – English ～ Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
• archeological site — Noun – English ～ the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
• active site — Noun – English ～ the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
• analysis situs — Noun – English ～ the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
• Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski — Noun – English ～ United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)
• appendicular skeleton — Noun – English ～ the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
• axial skeleton — Noun – English ～ the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
• animal skin — Noun – English ～ the outer covering of an animal
• artificial skin — Noun – English ～ a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims
• arctic skua — Noun – English ～ a variety of jaeger
• A-skål — Noun – Danish
• air-sleeve — Noun – English ～ a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
• acellular slime mold — Noun – English ～ a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
• atom smasher — Noun – English ～ a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
• American smelt — Noun – English ～ common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska
• Adam Smith — Noun – English ～ Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
• Agropyron smithii — Noun – English ～ valuable forage grass of western United States
• American smokewood — Noun – English ～ shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke

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