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101practical salinity unit — the ratio K of the electrical conductivity of a sea water sample of 15°C and the pressure of one standard atmosphere, to that of a potassium chloride (KCl) solution, in which the mass fraction of KCl is 0.0324356, at the same temperature and… …
102practical nurse — prac·ti·cal nurse prak ti kəl n a nurse who cares for the sick professionally without having the training or experience required of a registered nurse esp LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE * * * a person who has had practical experience in nursing care… …
103practical joke — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms practical joke : singular practical joke plural practical jokes a trick that is intended to surprise someone or make them look silly …
104practical politics — noun politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations • Syn: ↑realpolitik • Hypernyms: ↑politics, ↑political science, ↑government * * * noun plural but singular or plural in construction 1. : matter for concr …
105Practical chemistry — Chemistry Chem is*try (k[e^]m [i^]s*tr[y^]; 277), n. [From {Chemist}. See {Alchemy}.] 1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution …
106Practical joke — Joke Joke, n. [L. jocus. Cf {Jeopardy}, {Jocular}, {Juggler}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to… …
107Practical Demonkeeping — Infobox Book name = Practical Demonkeeping author = Christopher Moore country = United States language = English genre = Humor, Fiction, Absurdist publisher = St Martin s Press release date = Original Hardcover: January, 1992 isbn = Original… …
108Practical switch — In electronics engineering, practical switch is the term to describe the condition for a switch that:* has finite resistance during its OFF state * has limited blocking voltage during its OFF state * has limited conduction current during its ON… …
109practical reason — (in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, esp. in ethical matters. [1895 1900] * * * Rational capacity by which (rational) agents guide their conduct. In Immanuel Kant s moral philosophy, it is defined as the… …
110practical syllogism — Aristotle appears to have thought that practical reasoning could be represented in the shape of a syllogism, although the passages are fragmentary and not altogether consistent. In one version, the first premise would give a kind of action or… …
