nist
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of nist
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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(US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of National Institute of Standards and Technology.
“Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.”
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name
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(US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of National Institute of Standards and Technology.
“Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.”
- A surname from Welsh.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Variant of Nest.
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