a

Words with a similar base: a, adenine, amp, ampere, angstrom, angstrom_unit, antiophthalmic_factor, axerophthol, deoxyadenosine_monophosphate, vitamin_A

'a'

[angstrom.n.01] as in: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001

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micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

'a'

[vitamin_a.n.01] as in: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

'a'

[deoxyadenosine_monophosphate.n.01] as in: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

'a'

[adenine.n.01] as in: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

'a'

[ampere.n.02] as in: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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Examples:
a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps

'a'

[a.n.06] as in: the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

'a'

[a.n.07] as in: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen