Words Starting A & Ending IS

• growth from increase in cell size without cell division

• the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

• (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.

• (specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

• any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

• a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture

• a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

• in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations

• the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

• a group of countries in special alliance

• the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

• the center around which something rotates

• type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables