thin+plate

  • 41thin — thin1 [ θın ] adjective *** ▸ 1 short between edges ▸ 2 with little fat on body ▸ 3 small in number/amount ▸ 4 flowing easily ▸ 5 without much evidence ▸ 6 growing far apart ▸ 7 about voice/sound ▸ 8 air: with little oxygen ▸ 9 smile: not sincere …

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  • 42thin — I UK [θɪn] / US adjective Word forms thin : adjective thin comparative thinner superlative thinnest *** Other ways of saying thin: slim thin in an attractive way: He was looking much slimmer after his holiday. slender thin in a graceful way: a… …

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  • 43thin*/*/*/ — [θɪn] adj I 1) a thin object or material has only a short distance between two opposite sides, edges, or surfaces a thin layer of dust[/ex] Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.[/ex] 2) someone who is thin has very little fat on their body Charles… …

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  • 44plate — 1. noun /pleɪt/ a) A dish from which food is served or eaten. I filled my plate from the bountiful table. b) The contents of such a dish. I ate a plate of beans. 2 …

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  • 45Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century …

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  • 46plate — [[t]ple͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ plates 1) N COUNT A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. N COUNT: usu N of n A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge… …

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  • 47plate glass — noun glass formed into large thin sheets • Syn: ↑sheet glass • Hypernyms: ↑sheet, ↑flat solid • Hyponyms: ↑cover glass, ↑cover slip, ↑pane, ↑ …

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  • 48plate*/*/*/ — [pleɪt] noun 1) [C] a flat round dish that you put food on 2) [C] the amount of food that a plate will hold a plate of sandwiches[/ex] 3) [C] a small piece of metal or plastic that is fixed to something and used for showing information such as… …

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  • 49thin-layer chromatography (TLC) — Type of chromatography using as the stationary phase a thin layer (0.01 inch [0.25 mm]) of a special finely ground matrix (silica gel, alumina, or similar material) coated on a glass plate or incorporated in a plastic film. Solutions of the… …

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  • 50thin-layer chromatography — (TLC)    A procedure for separating compounds by spotting them on a glass plate coated with a thin (about 0.01 inch) layer of silica or alumina, and “developing” the plate by allowing a solvent to move upward by capillary action. TLC is… …

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