9-letter words starting with AST

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• astronauta person trained to travel in a spacecraft
• astronomythe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
• asteroidsany of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
• astrologya pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
• astoundedfilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
• asthmatica person suffering from asthma
• astrolabean early form of sextant
• astrakhanthe fur of young lambs
• astrodomea transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
• asterisksa star-shaped character * used in printing
• astraddlewith one leg on each side
• asterisms(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
• astragalsthe bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
• astatinesa highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
• astheniasan abnormal loss of strength
• asthenics
• astheniesan abnormal loss of strength
• astigmias(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
• astonying
• astricted
• astringedconstrict or bind or draw together
• astringesconstrict or bind or draw together
• astrocytecomparatively large neuroglial cell