English Words Starting With A

• adrenocorticosteroid

  nounVery Low
  /əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtɪkəʊˈstɛrɔɪd/A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or a synthetic equivalent, regulating metabolism, immune response, and stress.
• adrenocorticotrophic hormone

  nounRare
  /əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtɪkəʊˈtrəʊfɪk ˈhɔːməʊn/A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
• adrenoreceptor

  nounC2
  /əˌdriː.nəʊ.rɪˈsep.tə/A protein structure on the surface of a cell that specifically binds to the hormone adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine), initiating a physiological response.
• adret

  nounVery low
  /ˈæd.reɪ/The sunny side of a mountain or slope; the side that receives more direct sunlight.
• adrian

  nounLow
  /ˈeɪ.dri.ən/A male given name of Latin origin, meaning 'man from Adria'.
• adrian i

  nounVery low
  /ˈeɪ.dri.ən ðə ˈfɜːst/A historical figure: Pope Adrian I, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 772 to 795 CE.
• adrian ii

  nounVery Low
  /ˌeɪ.dri.ən ðə ˈsek.ənd/A historical figure, specifically Adrian II, who served as Pope from 867 to 872 CE during a turbulent period in the 9th century Church.
• adrian iii

  nounVery Low
  /ˌeɪ.dri.ən ˈθɜːd/A name and title referring to a specific historical figure, specifically Pope Adrian III (also known as Hadrian III), who served as Pope from 884 to 885.
• adrian iv

  nounvery low
  /ˈeɪ.dri.ən ðə ˈfɔːθ/The English pope who served from 1154 to 1159, born Nicholas Breakspear; the only Englishman to have held the papacy.
• adrian v

  nounVery Low
  /ˈeɪ.dri.ən ˈfɪfθ/The title of a papal name; specifically, referring to a historical Pope or a person of influence bearing that name.
• adrian vi

  nounVery Low
  /ˌeɪ.dri.ən ðə ˈsɪksθ/The 218th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens, who served from 1522 to 1523.
• adrianople

  nounC1
  /ˌeɪ.dri.ə.ˈnəʊ.pəl/An archaic name for the Turkish city of Edirne.
• adrianople red

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˌeɪ.dri.əˌnəʊ.pəl ˈred/A specific shade of deep red or crimson dye historically obtained from the madder root, named after the city of Adrianople (now Edirne, Turkey).
• adriatic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌeɪ.driˈæt.ɪk/Referring to the Adriatic Sea, the body of water separating the Italian peninsula from the Balkan peninsula.
• adriatic sea

  nounC1
  /ˌeɪ.driˈæt.ɪk ˈsiː/A body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula, part of the Mediterranean Sea.
• adrienne

  nounLow
  /ˈeɪ.dri.ən/A female given name of Latin origin, meaning "from Hadria" (a town in northern Italy).
• adroitness

  nounC1/C2
  /əˈdrɔɪtnəs/Skillful and clever use of one's mind or body, especially in a difficult situation.
• adscript

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈadskrɪpt/A person bound to land as a feudal serf; something written or added afterward.
• adscription

  nounC2/Rare
  /ədˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/The act of assigning or attributing something (like a person, characteristic, or property) to a particular origin, category, or place.
• adsorb

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ədˈzɔːb/To accumulate and hold molecules, atoms, or ions of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance on a surface in a thin layer.

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