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  • 81thermodynamic function — Entropy En tro*py, n. [Gr. ? a turning in; ? in + ? a turn, fr. ? to turn.] (Thermodynamics) A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but… …

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  • 82To be in mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …

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  • 83To make mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …

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  • 84To play the mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …

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  • 85Wearer — Wear er, n. 1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc. [1913 Webster] Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 86commodity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English commoditee, from Anglo French commoditee, from Latin commoditat , commoditas, from commodus Date: 15th century 1. an economic good: as a. a product of agriculture or mining …

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  • 87intact — adjective Etymology: Middle English intacte, from Latin intactus, from in + tactus, past participle of tangere to touch more at tangent Date: 15th century 1. untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes ; entire, uninjured 2. of a… …

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  • 88meiosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek meiōsis diminution, from meioun to diminish, from meiōn less; akin to Sanskrit mīyate he diminishes Date: 1550 1. the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect …

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  • 89pink noise — noun Date: 1961 a mixture of sound waves with an intensity that diminishes proportionally with frequency to yield approximately equal energy per octave compare white noise …

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  • 90Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [http://finduslaw.com/americans with disabilities act of 1990 ada 42 u s code chapter 126 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990] ] (ADA) is the short title of United States… …

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