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Achilles' tendon (in anatomy)
Achor (valley)
Achshaph (ancient city)
Achzib (ancient city)
acid anhydride (in chemistry)
acid rain (in meteorology, ecology)
acids and bases (in chemistry)
Acireale (city, Italy)
Acmeists (poetry, Russia)
acne (disease)
Acoma (city, tribe, New Mexico)
Aconcagua (mountain, Argentina)
aconite (plant)
Acontius (in Greek Mythology)
Acre (state, Brazil)
acre (measure of land area)
Acrocorinthus (historical site, ancient Greece/Greece)
acromegaly (condition)
acropolis (geographical area)
acrostic (in linguistics)
Acrux (star)
acrylic (Medical)
act of God (in law)
acta (literature, ancient Rome)
Actaeon (in Greek Mythology)
actin (in biochemistry)
acting (in theater, film)
actinide series (metal, element)
actinium (element)
actinometer (measure, instrument)
actinomycosis (disease, bacteria)
Actium (geographical area, ancient Greece)
activation energy (in chemistry)
Acton (city, Massachusetts)
Actors Studio, The (organization, United States)
acupuncture (treatment)
Ad Diwaniyah (city, Iraq)
Ada (city, Oklahoma)
Adadah (ancient city)
Adam (town, in the Bible)
Adam and Eve, Life of (in literature, Judaism)
Adam's Bridge (geographical area, India/Sri Lanka)
Adam's Peak (mountain, Sri Lanka)
Adamah (ancient city)