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

Jargon Aphasia: incoherent, meaningless, neologistic speech

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

Jargon: Potentially confusing words and phrases used in an occupation, trade, or field of study. We might speak of medical jargon, sports jargon, pedagogic jargon, police jargon, or military jargon, . . . View Full Definition

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.

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 (Ar): Atomic number: 18, Atomic mass: 39.948 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: unknown, Density: 1.78.10 -3 g.cm -3 at 0 °C, Melting point: -189 °C, Boiling point: -185.7 °C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.192 . . . View Full Definition

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

Air: This is considered the mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere. The principal gases that compose dry air are Nitrogen (N2) at 78.09%, Oxygen (O2) at 20.946%, Argon (A) at 0.93%, . . . View Full Definition