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Nick

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nick [nik]
(biochemistry)
The absence of a phosphodiester bond between adjacent nucleotides in one strand of duplex deoxyribonucleic acid.
(geology)
knickpoint
nick - [IRC] nickname. On IRC, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful. Compare handle.
Nick 

a transverse semicircular groove on the bottom of a printing type. The nick controls the position of each character within a composed line.
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`Didn't I hear that Nick Svendsen was rushing you pretty hard?
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
His name is Nick Chopper, and he has a lovely heart given him by the wonderful Wizard.
The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
And here is where Nick Chopper destroyed the Wicked Witch's Grey Wolves.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
 
 
 
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