See Also: alpha male(dictionary)
15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid(medicine)
alpha-hydroxymethyl-alpha'-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase(medicine)
5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha-diol 26-hydroxylase(medicine)
CMP-N-acetylneuraminate-alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase(medicine)
5 alpha-dihydroprogesterone 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase(medicine)
7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one-12 alpha monooxygenase(medicine)
alpha-dextrin endo-1,6-alpha-glucosidase(medicine)
cholesterol-5 alpha,6 alpha-epoxide hydrase(medicine)
NAD 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one-oxidoreductase(medicine)

Smith, Joseph (oh) and alpha male (oh)


Smith, Joseph (oh)



(1805-44) a US religious leader who started the Mormon Religion. He described how an angel showed him where two golden tablets (=flat pieces of metal with words cut into them) were buried in a hill in the state of New York. He translated the Writing on the tablets and it became the Book of Mormon, the holy book of the Mormon Religion

alpha male (oh)



n [C usually singular]
the male with the highest rank in a group of animals such as chimpanzees
the man who has the most power and influence and the highest social position in a particular group - used humorously