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ag

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–adjective, noun Informal.
agriculture: ag courses; to major in ag.
Origin:
by shortening
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Ag

 
Symbol, Chemistry.
silver.
Origin:
< L argentum

ag-

 
var. of ad- before g: agglutinate.

Ag.

 
August.

ag.

 
agriculture.

A.G.

 
1. Adjutant General.
2. Attorney General.
Also, AG
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adjutant general  
n.   pl. adjutants general Abbr. AG
  1. An adjutant of a unit having a general staff.
  2. An officer in charge of the National Guard in one of the U.S. states.
  3. Adjutant General The chief administrative officer, a major general, of the U.S. Army.
ag   (āg)   
adj.   Informal
Of or relating to agriculture or agricultural studies: ag students.
Ag  
The symbol for the element silver.

[From Latin argentum, silver; see argent.]
AG  
abbr.  
  1. adjutant general
  2. attorney general
attorney general  
n.   pl. attorneys general or attorney generals Abbr. AG or Att. Gen. or Atty. Gen.
  1. The chief law officer and legal counsel of the government of a state or nation.
  2. Attorney General The head of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the President's cabinet.
sil·ver   (sĭl'vər)   
n.  
  1. Symbol Ag A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. It is highly valued for jewelry, tableware, and other ornamental use and is widely used in coinage, photography, dental and soldering alloys, electrical contacts, and printed circuits. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.87; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See Table at element.
  2. This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange.
  3. Coins made of this metallic element.
  4. A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics.
    1. Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver.
    2. Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal.
  6. A lustrous medium gray.
  7. A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper.
adj.  
  1. Made of or containing silver: a silver bowl; silver ore.
  2. Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery.
  3. Of a lustrous medium gray: silver hair.
  4. Having a soft, clear, resonant sound.
  5. Eloquent; persuasive: a silver voice.
  6. Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency: the silver plank of the 1896 Democratic platform.
  7. Of or constituting a 25th anniversary.
v.   sil·vered, sil·ver·ing, sil·vers

v.   tr.
  1. To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance.
  2. To give a silver color to.
  3. To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt.
v.   intr.
To become silvery.

[Middle English, from Old English siolfor, seolfor, probably ultimately from Akkadian ṣarpu, refined silver, verbal adj. of ṣarāpu, to smelt, refine; see ṣrp in Semitic roots.]
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Main Entry: AG
Function: abbreviation
attorney general
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Language Translation for : Ag
Spanish: agosto,
German: der August,
Japanese: 八月
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Main Entry: Ag
Function: symbol
Etymology: Latin argentum
silver
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Ag
The symbol for the element silver.

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Ag  
The symbol for silver.
silver   (sĭl'vər)  Pronunciation Key 
Symbol Ag
A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See also sterling silver. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
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ag networking
The country code for Antigua and Barbuda.
(1999-01-27)

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ag
  1. agricultural
  2. agriculture
Ag
  1. antigen
  2. silver
AG
  1. adjutant general
  2. again (shortwave transmission)
  3. attorney general
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