alpha
- noun
- /ˈæl.fə/
- Alpha one, clear.
The foundation of everything that thrives save a couple of ancient pusher ships linking the first station, Alpha, to Earth and soul.
- The foundation of everything that thrives save a couple of ancient pusher ships linking the first station, Alpha, to Earth and soul.
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Runway 2-7, taxiway alpha.
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Now starts the alpha dance.
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Alpha team, go, go, go.
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Well that's an interesting alpha stage.
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The alpha of the project was the initial planning meeting to set the direction.
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In this movie series, the first film serves as the alpha for the entire franchise.
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As the alpha in the pack, he led the group during their search for food.
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A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate
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A small positively charged part of an atom with two protons and two neutrons released in radioactive decay
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A type of healthy fat that your body needs, found in plant oils like flaxseed and canola
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An early trial of new software run by the developers to find major bugs
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A number that shows how well survey or test questions measure the same thing
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A medicine that relaxes muscles in blood vessels and the prostate to lower blood pressure and help pass urine
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A strong brass made with more zinc, used for cast parts and hot work
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A drug that relaxes certain muscles to lower blood pressure and ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate
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A medicine that helps the body's defenses fight viruses and some cancers
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A particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and helps protect the heart
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A chemical test that shows a violet ring when sugar is in a liquid
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A natural chemical from some plant oils that people use to give perfume or flavor
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A radioactive process where a large atom sends out an alpha particle and becomes another element
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Protein made in an unborn baby that when high can show birth defects such as spina bifida
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Protein measured in adults to help find and check some cancers, especially liver cancer
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A medicine that lowers high blood pressure, often used during pregnancy
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Radiation made of heavy particles that radioactive materials send out
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A part on nerve cells that makes blood vessels and muscles in organs tighten
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A pattern of brain waves at eight to twelve times per second in people who are awake but relaxed
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An early, unfinished version of a computer program tested mainly by the people who made it
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A drug that relaxes certain muscles to lower blood pressure and help urine flow in men with an enlarged prostate
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A medicine that relaxes blood vessel and bladder muscles to lower blood pressure and help pass urine
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A protein on nerve and blood vessel cells that reacts to body chemicals to make vessels narrow and muscles contract
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Receptor on certain cells that reacts to adrenaline and narrows blood vessels
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Etymology
Alpha for the beginning comes from the Greek letter alpha, from the old word aleph meaning 'ox', and so alpha is used to mean the 'first' or the start of a series.