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Ablative
- adjective - relating to the ablative case
- tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
- the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
Ablution
- noun - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
Aborting
- verb - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
- terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
- terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
Abortion
- noun - failure of a plan
- termination of pregnancy
Abortive
- adjective - failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
Abutters
- noun - the owner of contiguous property
Abutting
- verb - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
Acanthas
- noun - any sharply pointed projection
Acanthus
- noun - any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
Acentric
- adjective - lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment"
- not centered or having no center