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ADA

UK/ˈeɪdə/ US/ˈeɪdʌ/ fairly common uk us

noun

1.

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”
Synonyms

Origin

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace.

Phrases

  • Ada County

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Broader terms

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