plural of alpha city

A city that links a major economic state or region into the world economy.

plural of alpha cell

(anatomy) An acidophil of the adenohypophysis. / (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.

(organic chemistry, brewing) Any of a class of chemical compounds which collectively give hopped beer its characteristic bitter flavor.

(US, slang) Behaviour characteristic of an alpha dog; crassly dominant behaviour, especially at the expense of another male.

plural of alpha globin

plural of alpha acid

(aviation) The maximum angle of attack (AoA), maximum nose-up angle. The highest degree of displacement from (relative) horizontal (the airstream, not the ground level, nor the theoretical flat gravitational surface), that an airplane can achieve and still maintain forward flight (without stalling), at the speed that the aircraft is travelling.

(finance) A metric used to determine the abnormal return of a security or portfolio over the theoretical expected return.