One-Letter Words A Dictionary 6

... which only zeros appear above the diagonal. L is a lower triangular matrix. —Marie A. Vitulli, A Brief History of Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory” 20. n. (mechanics) L head: a gasoline engine ... 15. n. L square: a carpenter’s ruler which is L- shaped. 16. n. L sill: in carpentry, a sill used in a building frame. A plate is attached to a basement wall, and an upright...

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... movie. X is a power of magnification, an axis on a graph, and a female chromosome. It is a multiplication operator, a letter of the alphabet, and an arbitrary point in time. X is a kiss at the ... herring, and oysters), lean meats, poultry, cheese, and eggs are also good sources. The only known plant sources are yeast, alfalfa, and two Japanese seaweeds—wakame and kombu. —Am...

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... urinary tracts and maintains healthy skin and hair. Beta carotene (also known as pro vitamin A) is converted to vitamin A by the body. Unlike retinol, beta carotene is an antioxi- dant a substance ... milk and dairy products, and margarine. Beta carotene is found in dark- green and deep- yellow fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, apri - cots, and spinach. —American Medical Associa...

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... beam radar: a height- finding radar that emits a vertical beam and another at 45 degrees.” —Dr. John Burkardt 33. n. V belt: a belt with a V- shaped cross section which engages a similarly ... —Joseph E. Rael, Tracks of Dancing Light: A Native American Approach to Understanding Your Name Like his father, and Grandfather Darwin as well, he tended to stammer, having special d...

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... Matt Brelje, Sheryl Burgstahler, John Burkardt, Tara Calishain, Alison Callahan, Jonathan and Hilary Caws- Elwit, Andrew Chorney, Steve Chrisomalis, Norris and Donna Clark, Ken Clinger, Allan ... Allan and June Conley, Frank and Ramesh Conley, Bernie DeKoven, Dirk Dupon, Terry and Cathi Edward, Randy Fairbanks, Frank and Laura Farley, Frank Farley III, Kate Flannery, John K. Flynn, Ian...

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... vegetables, although breast milk and organ meats contain small amounts. Citrus fruits, tomatoes, pep - pers, strawberries, and cantaloupe are all excellent sources. —American Medical Association ... Aspartate, an amino acid. 30. n. A layer of the ionosphere, as in the “D layer.” [The D layer is the] lowest part of the ionosphere, which appears at an altitude of 50–80km. This layer h...

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... universal affi rmative A, the universal negative E, the par - ticular affi rmative I, and the particular negative O. 30. n. (mathematics) The natural number e, used as the base for natural logarithms ... constant N and the Faraday constant F. 35. n. (biology) Glutamate, an amino acid. 36. n. A layer of the ionosphere, as in the “E layer.” This part of the ionosphere is located just...

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... posterior (dorsal) horns are gray matter areas at the rear of each side of the H. . . . The lateral horns are small projections of gray matter at the sides of H. —Phillip E. Pack, Anatomy and Physiology ... obsession with a more or less arbitrary letter of the alphabet has spread to the point where several generations of H 68 H A Native American Approach to Understanding Your Name...

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... universal affi rmative A, the universal negative E, the par - ticular affi rmative I, and the particular negative O. 37. n. A unit vector parallel to the x- axis. 38. n. Candlepower. The term candlepower ... the lost jack a piece of card- sized paper on which they were going to draw a face both ways up, a club, a capital J, and even the jack’s name.” —Georges Perec, Life: A...

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... numeral for 1,000. 15. n. With a line above it, a Roman numeral for 1,000,000. 16. n. A computer programming language. M is a procedural, general purpose language with well- developed database ... Q and M, the Coca- Cola Company] churned out a bewildering set of statements and commercials aimed at disparaging Pepsi’s results, starting with the claim that people had a psych...

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