1. First
letter of the Greek alphabet, alpha, used as
a classifier in the
nomenclature of much sciences.
2. Symbol for atto-, Bunsen's
solubility coefficient,
specific optical rotation, absorbance,
specific absorption coefficient,
degree of dissociation,
adenosine or adenylic
acid in polynucleotides,
alanine in polypeptides,
first substrate in
a multisubstrate enzyme=catalyzed reaction
3. In chemistry, denotes the
first in
a series,
a position immediately
adjacent to
a carboxyl group, the
first of
a series of closely
related compounds, an
aromatic substituent on an
aliphatic chain, or the direction of
a chemical bond away from the viewer.
4.
Alpha particle, ampere, adenine, alanine, Helmholtz energy, total acidity, ante, area, asymmetric, auris, artery, arteria, absorptivity, alveolar gas, systemic arterial blood.