alpena
— Noun
– English
~ a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
alpenstock
— Noun
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~ a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
alpha-adrenoceptor
— Noun
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~ receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
alpha
— Noun
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~ the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
alpha
— Noun
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~ the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
alphabet
— Noun
– English
~ a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
alphabet
— Noun
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~ the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
alphabetisation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of putting in alphabetical order
alphabetiser
— Noun
– English
~ a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order