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  • n  a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
  • n  any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
  • n  one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
  • n  (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
  • n  the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps
  • n  the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
  • n  the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
News & Articles

  • A look at Iran's voters and election process
    A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures:
    June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • ‘Pieta’: a bone-breaking, gut-wrenching Korean drama
    A movie review of “Pieta,” Kim Ki-duk’s occasionally stomach-churning tale of a loan shark’s brutal enforcer who encounters a woman claiming to be the long-lost mother who’d abandoned him as an infant.
    June 13, 2013 - Seattle Times
  • A glance at the history of Nicaragua canal plans
    For hundreds of years, explorers and governments have dreamed of a waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific. Proposed routes have ranged from Mexico to Colombia, but many have focused on Nicaragua. A few key moments:
    June 13, 2013 - Seattle Times
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in The Associated Press
    At a time when jobs are in short supply, building exports is an imperative,Obama said.
  • Paris Hilton in Taipei Times
    In a post on Twitter after the incident Hilton wrote: "Hey guys, there's a lot of crazy rumors going around. Just want you all to know the truth. Everything is completely fine. I was not charged or arrested, cause I didn't do anything. I was...
  • Lindsay Lohan in NDTV.com
    On her Twitter.com page, she wrote: "Didn't we do our nails as a joke with our friend? It had nothing to do w/(with) court...... it's an airbrush design from a stencil."

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