Nit

[nɪt]

(noun.) egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing.

(noun.) a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.

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(n.) The egg of a louse or other small insect.

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n. the egg of a louse or other small insect.—adj. Nit′ty full of nits.

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