ga

1. 1.

   the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare

   Synonymstabun

   Broaderorganophosphate nerve agent
2. 2.

   a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores

   Synonymsgalliumatomic number 31

   Broadermetallic element
3. 3.

   a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

   SynonymsGeorgiaEmpire State of the SouthPeach StateGa.

   BroaderAmerican state

   Part ofUnited StatesSouthConfederacyDeep South

   PartsAlbanyAtlantaAthensAugustaMaconOxford

Other forms of ga

plural

gas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ga

What does ga mean?

ga means "the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ga?

ga has 1 syllable: ga. In IPA it is /ˈɡɑ/.

What is another word for ga?

Close synonyms include tabun, gallium, atomic number 31, Georgia, Empire State of the South. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ga a common word?

ga is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.