Entries - I
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See video |
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inter |
The prefix "inter" does not take a hyphen. interagency interdepartmental intergovernmental
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internet |
Lower case, likewise "the net" |
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inverse femtobarn |
The inverse femtobarn (fb−1) is a measurement of particle-collision events per femtobarn; a measure of both the collision number and the amount of data collected. |
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ionize |
To convert (an atom, molecule, or substance) into an ion or ions, typically by removing one or more electrons. |
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ions and isotopes |
An ion is an atom with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons. An isotope is each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties. Isotopes are often radioactive. The standard scientific notation for ions is as follows: ElementCharge And for isotopes: Atomic massElement |
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ise |
Use -ise endings, not -ize. Follow British English for spelling. Note: There are a small set of verbs in English which must always be spelled with -ise at the end and never with -ize. Here are the most common ones: |
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it's |
Shortened form of it is or it has. It's a particle accelerator. It's got lots of complicated parts. |
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italics |
Use italics for foreign phrases; genus and species; exhibitions and campaigns; a complete literary work (a book, a play, an album, a magazine, journal, video game, etc. but NOT the title of a chapter, an act, an event, a song or an article – these take double quotation marks). Also italicize letters that refer to quantities (e = mc2) and vehicles that carry passengers, such as Titanic |
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Possessive form of it: The dog is eating its bone. CERN is changing its name. |
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