Definitions For As
noun
- A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
- A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- The blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
- The 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- A metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
- Any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
- The first letter of the English alphabet
- A musical note or key referred to by the letter A : the sixth tone of a C-major scale
- A grade that is given to a student for doing excellent work
adverb
- To the same degree (often followed by as')
Examples of As in a Sentence
- A word that begins with an a
- A word that begins with a
- A song in the key of A
noun
- A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
- A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- The blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
- The 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- A metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
- Any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
- The first letter of the English alphabet
- A musical note or key referred to by the letter A : the sixth tone of a C-major scale
- A grade that is given to a student for doing excellent work
adverb
- To the same degree (often followed by as')
- A word that begins with an a
- A word that begins with a
- A song in the key of A