elimination
— Noun
– English
～ the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
elimination
— Noun
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～ the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination
— Noun
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～ analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
eliminator
— Noun
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～ an agent that eliminates something
ELINT
— Noun
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～ intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
Elinvar
— Noun
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～ Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures
Eliot
— Noun
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～ British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
Eliot
— Noun
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～ British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
ELISA
— Noun
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～ an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
Elisabethville
— Noun
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～ a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville
elision
— Noun
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～ a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
elision
— Noun
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～ omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
elite
— Adjective
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～ selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
elite
— Noun
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～ a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
elitism
— Noun
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～ the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
elitist
— Noun
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～ someone who believes in rule by an elite group
elixir
— Noun
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～ hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
elixir
— Noun
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～ a substance believed to cure all ills
elixir
— Noun
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～ a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste