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1. bric-a-brac

noun. miscellaneous curios.

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2. A-bomb

noun. a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239).

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3. A

noun. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

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4. A

noun. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet.

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5. A

noun. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

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6. A

noun. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose).

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7. a

noun. ['ə, ˈeɪ'] the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet.

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  • a (Middle English (1100-1500))

8. A

noun. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen.

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9. A

noun. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes.

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10. A

noun. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.

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