English Words Starting With A

• agapetus i

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌæɡəˈpiːtəs ðə ˈfɜːst/A proper noun referring to a specific historical figure, Pope Agapetus I, who served as the Bishop of Rome from 535 to 536 AD.
• agapetus ii

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌæɡəˈpiːtəs ðə ˈsekənd/Proper noun referring to a specific historical figure, namely a 10th-century Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
• agar

  nounC1
  /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, used primarily in microbiology as a culture medium.
• agaric

  nounC2
  /ˈæɡ.ər.ɪk/A type of fungus (mushroom) with a cap, gills on the underside, and typically a stem; most commonly refers to the genus Agaricus, which includes the common button mushroom.
• agaric acid

  nounVery Low
  /əˌɡær.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A crystalline organic acid originally isolated from certain fungi (particularly of the genus Agaricus).
• agaricin

  nounVery low
  /ˈæɡərɪsɪn/A chemical compound, typically a resinous substance, derived from fungi of the genus Agaricus (especially the larch agaric or false tinder fungus).
• agaricus

  nounLow (Specialist)
  /əˈɡærɪkəs/A large genus of fungi containing many species of mushrooms, including common edible mushrooms like the field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) and the cultivated button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), as well as some poisonous species.
• agarita

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæɡəˈriːtə/A drought-tolerant, evergreen shrub native to southwestern North America, known for its holly-like leaves, fragrant yellow flowers, and edible red berries.
• agarose

  nounLow
  /ˈæɡərəʊz/A purified polysaccharide derived from seaweed, used as a gel matrix in biochemistry and molecular biology.
• agartala

  nounLow
  /ˌæɡ.ərˈtɑː.lə/The capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, located in northeastern India near the border with Bangladesh.
• agassi

  nounRare
  /əˈɡæsi/A proper noun referring to André Agassi, a famous American former professional tennis player.
• agassiz

  nounRare
  /ˈæɡəsiː/A proper noun referring to Louis Agassiz, a renowned 19th-century Swiss-born American naturalist, geologist, and zoologist.
• agastrophus

  nounExtremely rare (archaic/historical)
  /əˈɡæstrəfəs/A proper noun referring to a mythical Trojan warrior killed by Diomedes in the Trojan War, as recounted in Homer's Iliad.
• agastya

  nounExtremely Rare
  /əˈɡʌstjə/A proper noun referring to a revered sage or rishi in Hindu tradition, often associated with the spread of Vedic knowledge to Southern India and credited as the author of certain hymns.
• agata

  nounRare
  /əˈɡɑːtə/A variety of quartz, specifically a banded chalcedony with colored stripes or spots, used as a gemstone.
• agate

  nounLow-Frequency / C2
  /ˈæɡ.ət/A fine-grained, banded, semi-precious variety of chalcedony quartz.
• agate line

  nounVery low
  /ˈæɡ.ət laɪn/A unit of measurement used in advertising, equal to one column wide and 1/14 of an inch deep, employed to calculate the cost of printed advertisements.
• agateware

  nounRare
  /ˈæɡ.ɪt.weə(r)/Pottery or ceramic ware that is made to resemble the variegated patterns of agate stone, typically by blending different coloured clays.
• agatha

  nounLow
  /ˈæɡ.ə.θə/A proper noun, primarily a female given name of Greek origin.
• agatho

  nounIncredibly rare / Obsolete
  /ˈaɡəθəʊ/A rare, chiefly literary prefix meaning 'good' or 'well', derived from Ancient Greek.

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