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Feb 10, 2010
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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.

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