See Also: Alpha Centauri(encyclopedia)
CENTAURI Corporation(finance)
Omega Centauri(encyclopedia)
alpha-hydroxymethyl-alpha'-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase(medicine)
15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid(medicine)
5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha-diol 26-hydroxylase(medicine)
CMP-N-acetylneuraminate-alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase(medicine)
alpha-dextrin endo-1,6-alpha-glucosidase(medicine)
cholesterol-5 alpha,6 alpha-epoxide hydrase(medicine)
5 alpha-dihydroprogesterone 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase(medicine)

inadequate (oh) and Alpha Centauri (sh)


inadequate (oh)



not good enough, big enough, skilled enough etc for a particular purpose
-opposite adequate adequate
::inadequate resources
inadequate for
::The parking facilities are inadequate for a busy shopping centre.
totally/wholly/woefully/hopelessly etc inadequate
::The building's electrical system was completely inadequate.
::The new air conditioning system proved inadequate .
someone who feels inadequate thinks Other people are better, more skilful, more intelligent etc than they are
::The teacher made us feel inadequate and stupid if we made mistakes.
-- inadequately adv
::Colleges have been inadequately funded for years.

Alpha Centauri (sh)




Triple star in the constellation Centaurus, the faintest component of which, Proxima Centauri, is currently the closest star to the Sun (about 4.2 light-years away).

The two brighter components are about 0.2 light-year farther from the Sun. As seen from Earth, the system is the third brightest star (after Sirius and Canopus); Proxima is indistinguishable as a separate star to the unaided eye. Alpha Centauri can be seen from Earth's surface only from points south of about 40กใ N.