ALA meaning: Wing-like structure or appendage

We found 43 dictionaries that define the word ala:

General (22 matching dictionaries)

ALA, Ala, ala: Merriam-Webster.com
ALA, Ala: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Ala, ala: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Ala, ala: Collins English Dictionary
ala: Vocabulary.com
Ala, a'la, ala: Wordnik
Ala: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
Ala, ala: Wiktionary
ala: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
ala: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
ALA, Ala, a.l.a: Dictionary.com
ALA, Ala (Odinani), Ala (Pluto), Ala (Roman allied military unit), Ala (Roman cavalry unit), Ala (Roman military), Ala (demon), Ala (mythology), Ala (odinani), Ala: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Ala: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
ala: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
ala: Rhymezone
Ala, ala, ala: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
ALA, Ala: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
ala: Free Dictionary
ala: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
ala: Mnemonic Dictionary
Ala, ala: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (3 matching dictionaries)

ala: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
ala-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements
Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)

Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

ala: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
ALA, Ala: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
Skin Cancer Information (No longer online)
Ala: Medical dictionary
ALA, Ala: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

ALA: Acronym Finder
ALA: Three Letter Words with definitions
AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Science (3 matching dictionaries)

ala: Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
Botanical Terms (No longer online)
Bryological (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)

ala: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
ala: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)

ALA: Body Building

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

ALA, Ala: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ALA)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
▸ noun:  (botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
▸ noun:  (architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of Ala.
▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Initialism of alpha linolenic acid. [(organic chemistry) An omega-3 fatty acid, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid, an essential fatty acid, found in many seeds and oils, including flaxseed, walnuts, chia, hemp, and many common vegetable oils.]
▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Initialism of aminolevulinic acid. [(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin]
▸ noun:  Initialism of American Library Association.
▸ noun:  Initialism of Acacia Leadership Academy.
▸ noun:  Initialism of the Atlas of Living Australia.

Opposite:

nala, antonym, reverse, contrary

Types:

cartilage, bone, fibrous, elastic, more...

Phrases:

sacral ala, ala nasi, ala dehydratase, ala tau, ala cinerea, more...

Adjectives:

nasal, right, gly, left, sacral, glu, urinary, lateral, lys, ser, val

Colors:

aqua, azure, alabaster, almond, amber, more...

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