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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("I" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("I" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Example:
they had lunch at one
Synonyms:
1; ace; []; one; single; unity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("I" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "I"):
monad; monas (a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive)
singleton (a single object (as distinguished from a pair))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
Synonyms:
atomic number 53; []; iodin; iodine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("I" is a kind of...):
chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
halogen (any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "I"):
iodine-131 (heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter)
iodine-125 (light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism)
Holonyms ("I" is a substance of...):
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
Example:
'ane' is Scottish
Synonyms:
1; ane; i; one
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Private detectives are a class with whom I have absolutely no sympathy, but none the less, having heard your name—
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Is he indeed?” said Mr. Dick.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I had always my eye open for seafaring men, with one leg or two, and I remember this one puzzled me.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
"My name is Dorothy," said the girl, "and I am going to the Emerald City, to ask the Great Oz to send me back to Kansas."
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Everyone agreed that it was worth more than all the wealth of the kingdom: but the king said, “One feather is of no use to me, I must have the whole bird.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Overexpression of Class I HDACs 1, 2 and 3 has been found in many tumors and has been correlated with a poor prognosis.
(Mocetinostat, NCI Thesaurus)
I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The vast majority of cases present as stage I tumors; however, all tumors have a potential for aggressive clinical course.
(Adult Type Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It is often divided into types I and II, and sometimes III.
(Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Also called 123I-MIBG, iobenguane I 123, and iodine I 123 metaiodobenzylguanidine.
(AdreView, NCI Dictionary)
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