davey alter

noun

David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.

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alter (ˈɔːltə)

—vb
1.	to make or become different in some respect; change
2.	informal chiefly (US) (tr) castrate a euphemistic word for spay

[C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter other]

'alterable

—*adj*

'alterably

—*adv*

altera'bility

—n

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Word Origin & History

alter

late 14c., "to change (something)," from O.Fr. alterer, from M.L. alterare "to change," from L. alter "the other (of the two)," from PIE *al- "beyond" + comp. suffix -ter (cf. other). Intransitive sense "to become otherwise" first recorded 1580s.

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Medical Dictionary

ALT (ā'ěl-tē')
n.
Alanine aminotransferase; an enzyme in serum and body tissues that catalyzes the transfer of amino acid groups from l-alanine to 2-ketoglutarate or the reverse, thus allowing nitrogen to be excreted or incorporated into other compounds.

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