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- adjective Orthochromatic.
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- noun chemistry An
isomer of a benzene derivative having twosubstituents adjacent on the ring - noun astronomy A certain type of flat
eyepiece - noun photography, dated An
orthochromatic plate - noun imaging An
orthophoto
Etymologies
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This method subsequently led to a fundamental investigation of neutron scattering in ortho - and para-hydrogen, with Pitzer, and to the first measurement, with Bloch, of the magnetic moment of the neutron.
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5 Certain German orthoëpists, despairing of the printed page, have turned to the phonograph, and there is a Deutsche Grammophon-Gesellschaft in Berlin which offers records of specimen speeches in a great many languages and dialects, including English.
Chapter 7. The Standard American Pronunciation. 1. General Characters Henry Louis 1921
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The on-call ortho gave her a local anesthetic, reset it and her finger.
No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010
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The on-call ortho gave her a local anesthetic, reset it and her finger.
No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010
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Quite apart from isotopes, it has been shown that under ordinary conditions hydrogen gas is a mixture of two kinds of molecules, known as ortho - and para-hydrogen, which differ from one another by the spins of their electrons and nuclei.
Hydrogen 2008
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They are called ortho, meta, or para compounds, depending upon the position of NO_ {2} groups introduced.
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Pure hydrogen is not used by higher life forms, but is metabolized by some types of, it has been shown that under ordinary conditions hydrogen gas is a mixture of two kinds of molecules, known as ortho - and para-hydrogen, which differ from one another by the spins of their electrons and nuclei.
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Pure hydrogen is not used by higher life forms, but is metabolized by some types of, it has been shown that under ordinary conditions hydrogen gas is a mixture of two kinds of molecules, known as ortho - and para-hydrogen, which differ from one another by the spins of their electrons and nuclei.
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i want to go to home before 30 miniutes office ending time. i am physicalled ortho disabled person. if available only females only or male also?
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