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Se
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noun
(= selenium)
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
SE
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noun
(= southeast)
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
mi
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noun
the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
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noun
(= nautical mile)
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
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noun
(= mile)
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
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noun
(= mile)
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
MI
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noun
(= Security Service)
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
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noun
(= Secret Intelligence Service)
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
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noun
(= myocardial infarction)
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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noun
(= Michigan)
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region