Anagrams of: ASSAFETIDA

• the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic

• an elaborate party (often outdoors)

• move as if through a sieve

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• check and sort carefully

• distinguish and separate out

• To remove fat from a material, especially by the use of solvents

• acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

• at a rapid tempo

• abstaining from food

• quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

• firmly or closely

• (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

• resistant to destruction or fading

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• hurried and brief

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

• abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

• abstain from eating

• (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate

• an elaborate party (often outdoors)

• offensively malodorous