Associations to the word «Ada»

Wiktionary

ADA, noun. Initialism of adenosine deaminase, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
ADA, noun. Initialism of assistant district attorney.
ADA, proper noun. Initialism of American Dental Association.
ADA, proper noun. Initialism of Americans for Democratic Action.
ADA, proper noun. Initialism of Americans with Disabilities Act.
ADA, proper noun. Initialism of American Diabetes Association.
ADA, proper noun. Initialism of Air Defense Artillery.
ADA, proper noun. A female given name
ADA, proper noun. (computing) A programming language.

Dictionary definition

ADA, noun. An enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study".

Wise words

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