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   item

   /ˈʌɪtɪm/

   noun

   • 1. an individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set: "the items on the agenda" Similar thingarticleobjectunitmoduleartefactpiececommodityproductbitelementconstituentcomponentingredient
   • ▪ a piece of news or information. Similar reportstoryaccountdescriptionarticlepiecewrite-upparagraphcolumnflashbriefreleasenewscastheadlinecommunicationcommuniquébulletinfeaturemessagedispatchstatementinformal:scoop
   • ▪ an entry in an account. Similar entryrecordstatementnotelistingthing

   adverb

   • 1. used to introduce each item in a list: archaic "item two statute books … item two drums"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th century) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetalMetal - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Metal

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   1 day ago · e. A metal (from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon) 'mine, quarry, metal') is a material that when polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. These properties are all associated with having electrons available at the Fermi level, as against nonmetallic materials which do not.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EntropyEntropy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Entropy

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   1 day ago · It can also be described as the reversible heat divided by temperature. Entropy is a fundamental function of state. In a thermodynamic system, pressure and temperature tend to become uniform over time because the equilibrium state has higher probability (more possible combinations of microstates) than any other state.