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Aldol
- noun - an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
ALGOL
- noun - (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
- the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
Alloa
- unknown - Alloa (/ˈæloʊə/; Scottish Gaelic: Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town and former burgh in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.
- Town in Scotland
Allod
- - historical term for land that was held in absolute ownership and free from obligations to an overlord (alt. spelling)
- See Allodium.
Alloo
- - To incite dogs by a call; to halloo.
Allot
- verb - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
- allow to have; "grant a privilege"
- bestow
- give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
Allow
- verb -
- allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
- allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
- consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
- grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
- Permit
Alloy
- noun - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
- lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
- make an alloy of
- the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
Aloof
- adjective - in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
- remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"