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Adenine (A): A nitrogenous base, one member of the base pair a- t (adenine- thymine).

N-6 Furfuryladenine: Also known as Kinetin.

Navy Service (A): Motors designed to meet requirements of MIL M-17059 or MlL M-17060 for high shock and service and are essential to the combat effectiveness of a ship. These motors are usually made of nodular iron.

Nicotine Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADP): A substance to which electrons are transferred from photosystem I during photosynthesis; the addition of the electrons reduces NADP, which acquires a hydrogen ion to form NADPH, which is a s . . . View Full Definition

Adenine: One of the four nitrogen-containing bases occurring in nucleotides, the building blocks of the organic macromolecule group known as nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Adenine is also the base in t . . . View Full Definition

Lipoprotein (A): A lipoprotein considered to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Atto (A): Prefix used in the SI system meaning 'multiply by 10-18'. For example, 3 am means 3× 10-18 meters.

Amperes (A): Ampere is a unit measurement of current of electrical energy equal to one coulomb of charge per second. Most DC applications refer to positive current - current which flows from a positive p . . . View Full Definition

Argon (A): A colorless, odorless inert gas that is the third most abundant constituent of dry air, comprising 0.93% of the total.

Nitrogenous Base: A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base. Dna contains the nitrogenous bases adenine (a), guanine (g), cytosine (c), and thymine (t).