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A means: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes.

Synonyms for a13

noun, as in any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

vitamin A, antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol

noun, as in a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

angstrom, angstrom unit

noun, as in the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

ampere, amp

noun, as in the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

type A, group A

noun, as in one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as deoxyadenylate, or dAMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

deoxyadenosine monophosphate

noun, as in (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

adenine

also used for a

an, one

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What does a mean?8

noun

1

any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

2

a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

3

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites“a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps”

4

the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

5

one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as deoxyadenylate, or dAMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

6

(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

7

the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

8

the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with a?5

one syllable

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A in a sentence

  • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.pyrachi
  • A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.Plodder
  • It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.Swift
  • America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.AlanF_US
  • I'm going to buy myself a new camera, digital this time.papabear
  • Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.Swift
  • I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.Zifre
  • I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.Zifre

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Forms of a

as a noun

plural
aes