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Asceticisms
- noun - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
- the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Ascidiaceae
- noun - sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
Ascidiarium
- - The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian.
Ascidioidea
- - A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.
Ascititious
- - Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.
Ascolichens
- noun - a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
Asiatic Flu
- noun - influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
Aspidistras
- noun - evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
Assibilated
- verb - change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
- insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
Assibilates
- verb - change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
- insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)