Iota - English meaning

noun

The smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.

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Once removed from an atom, an electron may in turn ionize other atoms or molecules.

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The smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. atoms can combine to form a molecule

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A molecule of carbon dioxide (co2) has one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms., figurative he hasn't …

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A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

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Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

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However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).

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The mathematics computation subtest assesses skills in computing with whole numbers, fractions, mix…

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A number that results from dividing one whole number (= a number with no part of a number after it) by another

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1/4 and 0.25 are different ways of representing the same fraction., counterfeits are sold at a frac…

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A small part or amount of something

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The company's computers only represent a fraction of the market.

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Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

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He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

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Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

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[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

verb

Write (something) quickly.

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When you've found the answers, jot them down

noun

A very small amount.

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You didn't care a jot

verb

To write something quickly in a short note

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[ m ] the guard jotted down the van’s license plate number.

noun

A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.

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All of these arthropods are known predators of insect eggs; on at least 17 plants, adult mites were…

adverb

A little; slightly.

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I haven't eaten yet and i'm feeling a mite peckish

noun

A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

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Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth

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A very small piece of food

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She ate every last morsel on her plate.

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A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams).

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Melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan

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Another term for snow leopard.

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A minute portion of matter.

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Tiny particles of dust

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An extremely small piece of something

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Dust particles

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A word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning

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In the sentence "i tidied up the room", the adverb "up" is a particle.

noun

A timber beam of small cross section.

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In britain and america, material was available in timber form, as plank, deals, board, and scantling.

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A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.

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A scintilla of doubt

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A very small amount of something

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There's not a scintilla of truth in what he says.

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A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

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I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

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A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

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The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

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I had no scruples about eavesdropping

verb

Hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong.

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She doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money

noun

A strong belief about what is right or wrong that governs your actions

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[ c ] he has scruples about going out with his students.

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

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Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

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The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

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Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

Another term for smidgen.

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A smidge over five foot two

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A small amount of something.

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Add a smidgen of cayenne

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A very small amount

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I have a smidgen of hope that things will turn out all right.

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A very small quantity of something.

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A soupçon of mustard

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A very small amount

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"milk in your coffee?" "just a soupçon, please.", do i detect a soupçon of sarcasm in what you just…

noun

A tiny spot.

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The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

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Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

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Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

adverb

To a small extent; somewhat.

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Mark looked a tad embarrassed

noun

A small amount of something.

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Crumpets sweetened with a tad of honey

noun

A little bit; a small amount

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Those french fries were a tad greasy.

noun

A tiny amount or part of something.

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The rules have not been altered one jot or tittle since

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Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

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A very small part or amount.

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The last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun

adjective

Short for whitsuntide.

noun

Not any amount

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There's not a whit of sense in that head of his!