combination : Idioms & Phrases

• (Chem.), the act, process, or ratio by which gaseous elements and compounds unite in definite proportions by volume to form distinct compounds.

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• (Chem.), the act, process, or ratio, in which substances unite in proportions by weight, relatively fixed and exact, to form distinct compounds. See Law of definite proportions, under Definite.

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• a railroad car containing two or more compartments used for different purposes. U. S.

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• noun (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)
  

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• noun lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
  

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• a lock in which the mechanism is controlled by means of a movable dial (sometimes by several dials or rings) inscribed with letters or other characters. The bolt of the lock can not be operated until after the dial has been so turned as to combine the characters in a certain order or succession.

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• noun a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes
  

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• in the University of Cambridge, Eng., a room into which the fellows withdraw after dinner, for wine, dessert, and conversation.

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• noun containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables
  

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• noun drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients
  

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• noun absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
  horizontal integration.
  

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• noun absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
  vertical integration.
  

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