One-Letter Words A Dictionary 9

... the rarest and most magical vitamin of them all—vitamin Wonka.” —Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. (in literature) As an adjective that everybody knows and goes without saying: ... Supervitamin Chocolate. Supervitamin Chocolate contains huge amounts of vitamin A and vitamin B. It also contains vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin F, vitamin G, vitamin I, vitamin J,...

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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 ... Something having the shape of an A. 32. n. A- frame: a triangular supporting frame; a trian- gular, all- roof building. A- frame enthusiasts in the 195 0s and 196 0s were cor- re...

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... Clarke, Cadillac Automobiles 194 9– 195 9 42. n. V pug: a moth whose wings feature a V- shaped mark. 43. n. V- shaped bottom: a stock market pattern involv- ing a sharp drop followed by an almost ... 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 eng...

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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 ... U- Boat War Off America’s East Coast, 194 2 13. n. A forked support for a telescope. PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS 14. contraction (informal) You. Y’ can’t argue about that. —Haruki Murakami, Ha...

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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 ... Millikan in 191 7, was later refined through the discovery of the relationship between the Avogadro’s constant N and the Faraday constant F. 35. n. (biology) Glutamate, an amino acid....

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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 ... vitamin A and vitamin B. It also contains vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin F, vitamin G, vitamin I, vitamin J, vitamin K, vitamin L, vitamin M, vitamin N, vitamin O, vitami...

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... 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 is based on a measurement ... notation of a particular affi rma- tive statement, such as “some humans are men.” In categorical logic, the square of opposition describes the relationship between the universal af...

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... 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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