English Words Starting With A

• aglycon

  nounC2/Technical
  /əˈɡlaɪkɒn/The non-sugar compound remaining after the glycosidic bond of a glycoside is hydrolyzed (broken by water). It is the 'aglycone' part that was attached to the sugar via an oxygen or nitrogen atom.
• agma

  nounC2
  /ˈaɡmə/The name of the symbol ŋ, used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the velar nasal sound, as in the word 'sing'.
• agnail

  nounVery Low (Archaic/Literary)
  /ˈæɡneɪl/A painful, reddened swelling or sore around a fingernail or toenail; a hangnail.
• agnate

  adjectivenounVery Low (C2+/specialised)
  /ˈæɡ.neɪt/Related through male descent or on the father's side.
• agnatha

  nounVery Low
  /ˈaɡnəθə/A class of primitive jawless fish, including lampreys and hagfish.
• agnathan

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈaɡnəθ(ə)n/Any jawless vertebrate.
• agnel

  nounC2
  /ˈæn.jəl/A gold coin minted in medieval France, depicting a lamb (agnel means 'lamb' in French).
• agnes

  nounLow
  /ˈæɡnɪs/A female given name of Greek origin meaning 'pure' or 'holy'.
• agnesi

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /aɡˈneɪ.zi/A rare, obsolete term referring to a type of hearth or fireplace, specifically one with a particular historical construction.
• agnew

  nounVery low
  /ˈæɡ.njuː/A proper noun, almost exclusively a surname, historically associated with Spiro Agnew, the 39th Vice President of the United States.
• agni

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʌɡni/The Hindu god of fire; a central deity in Vedic and Hindu mythology, representing the sacred fire used in rituals.
• agnize

  verb-transitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /əɡˈnʌɪz/To acknowledge, recognize, or admit the existence or truth of something.
• agnoiology

  nounExtremely rare / technical
  /ˌæɡnɔɪˈɒlədʒi/The study of ignorance, its nature, causes, and effects.
• agnolotti

  nounLow
  /ˌanjəˈlɒti/A type of pasta originating from Piedmont, Italy, typically made from small, stuffed pasta pockets, often semicircular or rectangular in shape.
• agnomen

  nounVery Low / Rare
  /æɡˈnəʊ.mɛn/An additional name or epithet, especially one honouring an achievement; historically, a fourth name in Roman naming conventions.
• agnon

  nounVery Low
  /ˈæɡnɒn/This is a proper noun referring to a surname, notably of Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888–1970), a Nobel Prize-winning Hebrew writer.
• agnosia

  nounLow
  /æɡˈnəʊ.zi.ə/A neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize or interpret sensory information (objects, faces, sounds) despite intact sensory organs.
• agnostic

  adjectivenounC1
  /æɡˈnɒstɪk/A person who believes that it is impossible to know whether God exists or not; more broadly, someone who is uncertain about a particular issue or claims that knowledge is not possible.
• agnosticism

  nounC2
  /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/The philosophical view that the existence of God, gods, or the supernatural is unknown or inherently unknowable.
• agnus dei

  nounC2
  /ˌæɡnʊs ˈdeɪ.iː/A liturgical formula meaning 'Lamb of God', referring to Christ as a sacrificial lamb, used in Christian liturgy and music.

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