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| azygous |
in biology, not being part of a pair; occurring singly. |
| Chinese |
any of the languages of China, singly or as a group. [1/4 definitions] |
| cymbal |
a concave circular percussion instrument of brass or bronze, played either in pairs that are struck together or singly with drumsticks or brushes. |
| faraday |
a unit of electric charge, used in electrolysis, that is equal to the amount carried by one mole of singly charged ions or 96,485 coulombs. |
| one by one |
one at a time; one after another; singly. |
| singleton |
something that occurs or appears singly. |
| X chromosome |
the sex chromosome that occurs paired in females and singly in males, and is responsible for female sex characteristics. (Cf. Y chromosome.) |
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