Altace
— Noun
– English
~ an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack
Altaic
— Noun
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~ any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
Altaic
— Noun
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~ a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
altair
— Noun
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~ double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
altar
— Noun
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~ the table in Christian churches where communion is given
altar
— Noun
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~ a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
altarpiece
— Noun
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~ a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
altazimuth
— Noun
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~ an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation
alterability
— Noun
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~ the quality of being alterable
alteration
— Noun
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~ an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
alteration
— Noun
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~ the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
alteration
— Noun
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~ the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
altering
— Noun
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~ the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
Alternanthera
— Noun
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~ genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
alternate
— Noun
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~ someone who takes the place of another person
alternation
— Noun
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~ successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
alternative
— Noun
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~ one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
alternator
— Noun
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~ an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
Actinomeris alternifolia
— Noun
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~ perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States