top dog
(ˈtɒpˌkoʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Animal Behav. the alpha male or alpha female in a dominance hierarchy.
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alpha ray
(ˌæl fə nuˈmɛr ɪk, -nyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a stream of alpha particles. Also called alpha radiation.
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a
Webster Dictionary
the first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (/) of the Phoenician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the a sound, the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols
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lyra
Webster Dictionary
a northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega
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afp
(əˈfaʊl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
alpha-fetoprotein.
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phenylephrine
(ˌfɛn lˈɛf rin, -rɪn, ˌfin-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an alpha-adrenergic stimulant, C
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alpha-adrenergic
(ˈæl fəˌæd rəˈnɜr dʒɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or designating an alpha receptor.
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privative
Webster Dictionary
implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less
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alpha blocker
(ˌbɛt əˈzeɪ ʃən, -bɪ tə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various substances that interfere with the action of the alpha-receptors.
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proxima centauri
(ˈprɒk sə mə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of Alpha Centauri.
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ionizing radiation
(ˈaɪ əˌnaɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any radiation, as a stream of alpha particles or x-rays, that produces ionization as it passes through a medium.
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radium
(ˈreɪ di əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays.
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alpha radiation
(alpha radiation, alpha ray)
Princeton's WordNet
the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
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ferrite
(ferrite)
Princeton's WordNet
a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent
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alpha ray
(alpha radiation, alpha ray)
Princeton's WordNet
the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
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centaurus
(ˈtɔr aɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the Centaur, a southern constellation containing Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri.
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cf.
(californium, Cf, atomic number 98)
Princeton's WordNet
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
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californium
(californium, Cf, atomic number 98)
Princeton's WordNet
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
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beta software
(beta software)
Princeton's WordNet
software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release
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atomic number 98
(californium, Cf, atomic number 98)
Princeton's WordNet
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
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admiralty brass
(naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze)
Princeton's WordNet
alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
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naval brass
(naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze)
Princeton's WordNet
alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
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alpha decay
(alpha decay)
Princeton's WordNet
radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
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admiralty metal
(naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze)
Princeton's WordNet
alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
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cf
(californium, Cf, atomic number 98)
Princeton's WordNet
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
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tobin bronze
(naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze)
Princeton's WordNet
alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
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bombardment
(bombardment)
Princeton's WordNet
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
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alpha blocker
(alpha blocker, alpha-blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent)
Princeton's WordNet
any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
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alpha-adrenergic blocker
(alpha blocker, alpha-blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent)
Princeton's WordNet
any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
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alpha-blocker
(alpha blocker, alpha-blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent)
Princeton's WordNet
any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
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