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97
- adjective - being seven more than ninety
98
- adjective - being eight more than ninety
99
- adjective - being nine more than ninety
A
- noun -
- adenine -(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- ampere(s) )- the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
- angstrom - a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
A-
- - A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd off the dun or hill). (3) AS. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English y- or i- (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle ge-, cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-, Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.
AA
- noun - a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
- an associate degree in arts
- an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
AB
- noun - a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
- the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
- the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
- the muscles of the abdomen
AC
- noun - a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
- an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
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"
Ae
- - A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It corresponds to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short was generally replaced by a, the long e or ee. In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.