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amygdalin
amyl
amyl-
amyl acetate
amyl alcohol
amyl nitrite
amylaceous
amylase
amylmetacresol
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amylobarbitone
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amyloidosis
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an (1)
an [ stressed an, unstressed ən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
a form of "a": used instead of "a," the indefinite article, in front of words with an initial vowel sound
[ Old English, unstressed form of ān "one"]

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