A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores. Synonyms:atomic number 48, cadmium.
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The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin. Synonyms:candela, candle, standard candle.
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A debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest. Synonym:certificate of deposit.
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A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser. Synonyms:compact disc, compact disk.
... reply) is derived by [Symbol: Aleph]CD from the twin place in St. Matthew (ix. 35) which in all the MSS. begins [Greek: kai periegen ho is]. So familiar had this order of the words become, that the scribe of [Symbol: Aleph], (a circumstance by the way of which Tischendorf takes no notice,) has even introduced the expression into ... — The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels • John Burgon Read full book for free!
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