1. As - noun
· a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
Synonym(s): arsenic, atomic_number_33
Hypernym(s): chemical_element, element
2. As - noun
· a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
Synonym(s): American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, AS
3. A - noun
· a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Synonym(s): angstrom, angstrom_unit
Hypernym(s): metric_linear_unit
4. A - noun
· any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
Synonym(s): vitamin_A, antiophthalmic_factor, axerophthol
Hypernym(s): fat-soluble_vitamin
5. A - noun
· one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
Synonym(s): deoxyadenosine_monophosphate
Hypernym(s): nucleotide, base
6. A - noun
· (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
Synonym(s): adenine
Hypernym(s): purine
7. A - noun
· the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
Hypernym(s): current_unit
8. A - noun
· the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
Synonym(s): a
Hypernym(s): letter, letter_of_the_alphabet, alphabetic_character
9. A - noun
· the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
Hypernym(s): blood_group, blood_type
10. As - adverb
· to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is"
Synonym(s): equally, as, every_bit
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