Aldactone
— Noun
– English
～ a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
aldebaran
— Noun
– English
～ the brightest star in Taurus
aldehyde
— Noun
– English
～ any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
aldehyde-alcohol
— Noun
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～ an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
aldehydic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or related to or containing aldehydes
alder
— Noun
– English
～ wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
alder
— Noun
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～ north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
alderfly
— Noun
– English
～ dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
alderman
— Noun
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～ a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
aldermanic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or like an alderman
aldermanly
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or like an alderman
aldohexose
— Noun
– English
～ a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group
aldol
— Noun
– English
～ an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
Aldomet
— Noun
– English
～ antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure
aldose
— Noun
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～ a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
aldosterone
— Noun
– English
～ a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
aldosteronism
— Noun
– English
～ a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
Aldrovanda
— Noun
– English
～ one species: waterwheel plant
ale
— Noun
– English
～ a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
aleatory
— Adjective
– English
～ dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"