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Alpha-blocker

Definition: Alpha-blocker

Alpha-blocker

Noun

1. Any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Alpha-blocker

Synonyms: alpha blocker (n), alpha-adrenergic blocker (n), alpha-adrenergic blocking agent (n). (additional references)

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Modern Translations: Alpha-blocker

Language Translations for "alpha-blocker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

阿"法预"模. (various references)

   

Danish

  

alfa-blokerende stof. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

alfa-inhiberend middel. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

alfasalpaaja, alfareseptorinsalpaaja. (various references)

   

French

  

alphabloquant. (various references)

   

German

  

Alphablocker. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

άλφα παρεμποδιστής. (various references)

   

Italian

  

alfabloccante. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alpha-blockeray

   

Spanish

  

alfa-bloqueante, alfabloqueante, alfa bloqueante. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Alpha-blocker

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-h-k-l-l-o-p-r"

-3 letters: caballero.

-4 letters: albacore, bachelor, ballpark, capabler, kreplach, lockable, packable, placable, rollback.

-5 letters: abollae, abroach, acaleph, acerola, allobar, backhoe, bechalk, becloak, bellhop, blacker, blocker, capable, caporal, carpale, chloral, cholera, chorale, choreal, earlock, ephoral, epochal, hackler, kolache, ocellar, parable, placebo, poacher, pollack, ropable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Alpha-blocker


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6C 70 68 61 2D 62 6C 6F 63 6B 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101100 01110000 01101000 01100001 00101101 01100010 01101100 01101111 01100011 01101011 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#108 &#112 &#104 &#97 &#45 &#98 &#108 &#111 &#99 &#107 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006C 0070 0068 0061 002D 0062 006C 006F 0063 006B 0065 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35788274671568788169777184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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