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nit



Pronunciation: (nit), [key]
—n.
1. the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
2. the young of such an insect.

nit



Pronunciation: (nit), [key]
—n. Physics.
a unit of luminous intensity equal to one candela per square meter. Abbr.: nt

nit



Pronunciation: (nit), [key]
—n. Chiefly Brit.
a nitwit.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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