A-scan ultrasonography
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~ the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball
Abronia umbellata
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~ prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
al-Ummah
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~ a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
Arbutus unedo
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~ small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
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~ a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
apothecaries' unit
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~ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
angstrom unit
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~ a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
angular unit
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~ a unit of measurement for angles