Noun
- 1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease, sclerosis, induration
- usage: thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
Noun
- 1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease, sclerosis, induration
- usage: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- 2. aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13, metallic element, metal
- usage: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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