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uniform(2) (iou) and amino acid (iou)


uniform(2) (iou)



uniform noun. E17.
[After French uniforme use as noun of adjective.]
I.
in uniform, in one body or group. Only in E17.
II.
a. The distinctive clothing of uniform cut, fabric, and colour worn by all members of an armed force or, more widely, by the members of any civilian association or distinct body of people, to which the clothing is recognized as belonging. M18.
full-dress uniform: see FULL adjective.
C. Potok Our team had no particular uniform, and each of us wore whatever he wished. H. Kissinger Wearing the uniform of a French brigadier General. Times Educational Supplement School traditionalisma uniform, a house system..and pennants.
b. A single outfit of this kind. Formerly also (in pl.), the separate garments composing this. L18.
c. transf. The particular style of dress or appearance characteristic of a specific group of people. M20.
A. Ghosh Our usual student uniform of kurta and crumpled trousers.
A person wearing a uniform. rare. L18.
uniformless adjective lacking or not wearing uniform M19.

amino acid (iou)



amino acid noun phr. Also aminoacid, amino-acid. L19.
[from AMINO- + ACID noun.]
Chemistry. An organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxyl group; spec. any of about twenty such compounds which occur widely in living organisms and are the building blocks of proteins.