Aten asteroid
one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.
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a synthetic beta blocker, C 14 H 22 N 2 O 3 , used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias and, topically, in the treatment of glaucoma. Contemporary Examples The first was atenolol, a drug most commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure. Presidents Can Have Migraines Dana Goldstein July 19, […]
- Atephobia
noun a fear of ruin, ruins Word Origin Greek Ate ‘goddess of rash destructive deeds’
- Ater
ater shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42. Historical Examples Of T. muticus, whose geographic range is removed from that of ater, there are two subspecies. North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) Robert G. Webb ater while he run his han’ up under huh dress and old marster jumped up […]
- Aterian
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Ates
an ancient Greek goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness that produces crime and the divine punishment that follows it. Historical Examples “I ‘ates them as gives themselves airs in other people’s ‘ouses,” had been Sims’ verdict on the nurse. I Walked in Arden Jack Crawford The Gardener: “‘Cause I ‘ates the sight of the […]