| ASCON | • ascon n. (Biology) A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges. • Ascon prop.n. A surname. • ASCON n. a type of sponge. |
| ASCOT | • ascot n. Ascot tie. • Ascot prop.n. A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the… • ASCOT n. a type of necktie with broad ends. |
| ASCONS | • ascons n. Plural of ascon. • ASCON n. a type of sponge. |
| ASCOTS | • ascots n. Plural of ascot. • ASCOT n. a type of necktie with broad ends. |
| ASCONCE | • ASCONCE adv. (obsolete) askance, also ASCAUNT, ASKANCE, ASKANT. |
| ASCOCARP | • ascocarp n. (Mycology) The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped. • ASCOCARP n. a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ASCONOID | • asconoid adj. (Biology, of a sponge) Having the form of a simple ascon. • ASCONOID adj. like an ascon, a type of sponge. |
| ASCORBIC | • ascorbic adj. Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives. • ASCORBIC adj. antiscorbutic, relieving scurvy, as in ascorbic acid. |
| ASCOCARPS | • ascocarps n. Plural of ascocarp. • ASCOCARP n. a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ASCOGONIA | • ascogonia n. Plural of ascogonium. • ASCOGONIUM n. the female reproductive structure of fungi. |
| ASCORBATE | • ascorbate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid. • ASCORBATE n. a salt of ascorbic acid. |
| ASCOSPORE | • ascospore n. (Biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus. • ASCOSPORE n. one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| ASCOCARPIC | • ascocarpic adj. Relating to an ascocarp. • ASCOCARPIC adj. relating to an ascocarp, a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ASCOGONIUM | • ascogonium n. (Mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced. • ASCOGONIUM n. the female reproductive structure of fungi. |
| ASCOMYCETE | • ascomycete n. (Mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus… • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| ASCORBATES | • ascorbates n. Plural of ascorbate. • ASCORBATE n. a salt of ascorbic acid. |
| ASCOSPORES | • ascospores n. Plural of ascospore. • ASCOSPORE n. one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| ASCOSPORIC | • ascosporic adj. Relating to, or composed of, ascospores. • ASCOSPORIC adj. of or like an ascospore, one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| ASCOMYCETES | • ascomycetes n. Plural of ascomycete. • Ascomycetes prop.n. Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi. • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| ASCOMYCETOUS | • ascomycetous adj. (Mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes. • ASCOMYCETOUS adj. relating to ascomycete. |