Arg

See also: arg, ARG, and Arg.

Translingual

Noun

Arg

  1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of arginine

Symbol

Arg

  1. (mathematics) The principal value of the argument function.

Usage notes

See arg.

German

Etymology

See arg

Pronunciation

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Noun

Arg n (strong, genitive Args, no plural)

  1. (dated) malice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit
    Synonyms: Boshaftigkeit, Falschheit

Usage notes

Usage restricted to a few set expressions and compound forms:

Er ist ohne Arg.He is without malice.
Es ist kein Arg an/in ihm.There is no malice about/in him.
arglosharmless

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, for example:

im Argen liegento be in disorder

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Arg” in Duden online
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