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Al · Als
алюміній
алюминий
Aluminium
Alfen numberAlfen number
/æl/
» ALS slowly destroys the nerves and muscles needed for moving your body.
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- a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Examples
233 sentencesALS slowly destroys the nerves and muscles needed for moving your body.
ALS had made his hands and arms too weak to hold a pen or to type.
At this time, we still don't know what causes ALS.
During the first year of his research, he learned he had ALS.
During the first year of the study, he learned he himself had ALS.
Forms
plural: AlsSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite:aluminumaluminiumatomic number 13
- a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War:AlabamaHeart of DixieCamellia StateAla.
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