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alar
[ ey-ler ]
/ ˈeɪ lər /
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OTHER WORDS FROM alar
in·ter·a·lar, adjectiveWords nearby alar
alap, alapa, a la plancha, Alappuzha, al-Aqsa, alar, Alarcón, Alaric, à la rigueur, alarm, alarm clock
Other definitions for alar (2 of 2)
Alar
[ ey-lahr ]
/ ˈeɪ lɑr /
Trademark.
a brand of daminozide.
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British Dictionary definitions for alar (1 of 2)
alar
/ (ˈeɪlə) /
adjective
relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae
denoting the cells at the base of a moss leaf, to the sides, that sometimes differ in structure from cells in the rest of the leaf
Word Origin for alar
C19: from Latin āla a wing
British Dictionary definitions for alar (2 of 2)
Alar
/ (ˈeɪlɑː) /
noun
a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit setAlso called: daminozide
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