Look up: ala

1. ALA
   acronym: American Library Association
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2. ALA
   abbreviation: alighting area
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3. Ala
   Term often applied to wing-like structure on plants or animals eg. cuticular expansions of nematodes.
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4. ala
   [n] - a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism 2. [n] - a wing of an insect
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5. ala
   unit of cavalry in the Roman auxiliary army
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6. ala
   The ala was composed entirely of cavalry. The name was Latin for wing and derives from the use of horsemen on the flanks of an army, where they gave protection to the infantry centre. When necessary they could deliver flank attacks themselves and thereafter deploy against retreating enemy or attempt to divert pressure on a withdrawal of their own s…
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7. Ala
   'Wing'. A - unit of the allies. B - unit of auxiliary cavalry.
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8. ALA
   American Laryngological Association
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9. ALA
   American Lung Association
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10. ALA
    Association for Laboratory Automation
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11. Ala
    Ala: Alanine. See also: Amino acid symbols.
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12. Ala
    A'la noun ; plural Alæ [ Latin , a wing.] (Biol.) A winglike organ, or part.
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13. ala
    <biology> A winglike organ, or part. ... Origin: L, a wing. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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14. ala
    noun a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; `the alae of the nose`; `the alae of a maple seed`; `the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae`
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15. ala
    (a´lә) pl. a´lae Latin word meaning wing; used in anatomy to name a winglike process. adj., a´lar, a´late., adj. ala nasi the cartilaginous flap on the outer side of each nostril. The major and minor alar cartilages of the a...
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16. Ala
    • (n.) A winglike organ, or part.
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17. ala
    (from the article `sacrum`) ...top of the first (uppermost) sacral vertebra articulates with the last (lowest) lumbar vertebra. The transverse processes of the first three ...
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18. ala
    ala (s), alae (pl) 1. Any winglike projection or structure. 2. The lateral petal of papilionaceous flowers. 3. Membranous expansion on some seeds. 4. Basal lobe of moss leaves.
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19. Ala
    Ala (shortened from Alabaster) is British rhyming slang for plaster.
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20. Ala
    In Ibo mythology, Ala is the Earth Mother, Law-giver, protectress of the harvest. She who receives the dead into her pocket.
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21. Ala
    Ala (shortened from Alabaster) is British rhyming slang for plaster.
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22. ala
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ā′lă, ā′lē Definitions: 1. Pronounced, longitudinal cuticular ridges in nematodes, usually found in larval stages (Ascaris lumbricoides), although occasionally present in adult worms (Enterobius vermicularis). Synonyms: wing
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23. Ala
    Type: Symbol Definitions: 1. Symbol for alanine or its monoradical or diradical.
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24. ALA
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for ΄-aminolevulinic acid.
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25. ala
    Latin wing, hence a wing-like process; plural - alae.
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