Words starting with A that are validated

• abdominal delivery — Noun – English ～ the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
• alcoholic dementia — Noun – English ～ dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
• amphibious demonstration — Noun – English ～ an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him
• Anabaptist denomination — Noun – English ～ a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
• al dente — Adjective – English ～ of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
• Agriculture Department — Noun – English ～ the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
• anthropology department — Noun – English ～ the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
• art department — Noun – English ～ the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation
• academic department — Noun – English ～ a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
• advertising department — Noun – English ～ the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
• alcohol-dependent — Adjective – English ～ addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
• alluvial deposit — Noun – English ～ clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
• Anoa depressicornis — Noun – English ～ small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
• agitated depression — Noun – English ～ a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
• anaclitic depression — Noun – English ～ severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
• Andre Derain — Noun – English ～ French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954)
• actinic dermatitis — Noun – English ～ dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight
• atopic dermatitis — Noun – English ～ a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
• Arabian Desert — Noun – English ～ a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
• Arabian Desert — Noun – English ～ a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea

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