| alpha | the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet |
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| alpha | the beginning of a series or sequence |
| alpha | first in order of importance |
| alpha | the basic meaning of something |
| alpha | the first and last |
| alpha | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors |
| alpha | a brass-zinc alloy |
| alpha | a copper-tin alloy that can be worked |
| alpha | brightest star in Centaurus |
| alpha | the brightest star in the Southern Cross |
| alpha | an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) |
| alpha | an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) |