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ACTH
- noun - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Acts
- noun - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
- a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
- a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
- be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
- behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
- discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
Acyl
- noun - any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
AD
- adverb - a public promotion of some product or service
- in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200"
Ad-
- - As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce.
ADA
- noun - an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia;
- High- level computer programming language
Adad
- noun - Babylonian god of storms and wind
Adam
- noun - (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
- Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Adar
- noun - the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)