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MP3 |
abbreviation of "Moving Pictures Expert Group, Audio Layer 3," an audio file format that compresses sound data, esp. music, for easy transfer over the internet, while providing high-quality playback sound. [1/3 definitions] |
negotiate |
to sell or transfer title to (securities). [1/5 definitions] |
pass |
in some sports, to throw, hit, or otherwise transfer (a ball, puck, or the like) to another player. [2/33 definitions] |
passive immunity |
immunity to a disease acquired by injection of antibodies, transfer of antibodies from a mother to a fetus, or other transferences. |
pipette |
a long, narrow, often graduated glass or plastic tube into which small quantities of liquid can be drawn by suction for measurement or transfer. [1/2 definitions] |
pollinate |
to transfer pollen to; fertilize the seeds of with pollen. |
print |
to transfer (a photograph) to paper by means of light transmitted through a negative image. [1/13 definitions] |
quitclaim |
the transfer of one's interest, right, or title, as to a piece of property, without a guarantee that the title is good or that there are no debts attached to the property. [1/2 definitions] |
remand |
to transfer or send back. [2/6 definitions] |
remit |
in law, the transfer of a case or action to a usu. lower jurisdiction. [1/8 definitions] |
reship |
to change or transfer to another ship. [1/4 definitions] |
retransfer |
combined form of transfer. |
rocker arm |
a pivoted lever or arm attached to a moving or stationary shaft, used to transfer a rocking or pushing motion, as in an automotive engine. |
rubber stamp |
a hand-held device with a flat rubber surface into which lettering or a design has been pressed, used by inking the rubber surface and pressing it on a piece of paper or the like to transfer the lettering or design. [1/2 definitions] |
save1 |
in computing, to copy and transfer (data) from a temporary working area of a computer to the computer's hard drive. [1/10 definitions] |
self-pollination |
the pollination of a flower through the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma of the same plant. (Cf. cross-pollination.) |
sell |
to transfer something to someone for money. [1/9 definitions] |
spoon |
to scoop up or transfer by using a spoon. [1/4 definitions] |
transferable |
combined form of transfer. |
transferal |
a transfer. |
transferee |
one to whom a legal transfer, of a title or property, is made. [1/2 definitions] |
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