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  • abbreviation biochemistry IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of isoleucine

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Examples

  • As someone already said above … Belle Ile is magical!

    away 2008

  • Oh, one more bit, this is the description of my books from the program book: "... takes place in Ile-Rien and it's capital Vienne, unchronic city halfway between Glorianna London and a swashbuckler Paris."

    Nantes and Utopiales Photos 2006

  • Before starting this trilogy-opener set in Ile-Rien, it helps to have read Death of the Necromancer, which introduced it and the Gardier.

    April 25th, 2005 rachelcaine 2005

  • Ile is a splendid mountaineer, strange to say: he will climb the rocky pathways with fearless intrepidity; but put a camel on mud and he can skid worse than a "Tin Lizzie" on ice, or Laurier in an election.

    The Imperial Significance of the Capture of Jerusalem 1917

  • It is in Ile Bourbon, on the verge of a precipice, on the summit of the cliff from which the transparent cascade, surmounted by a gorgeous rainbow, plunges into the lonely ravine of Bernica.

    Indiana 1900

  • Royal Montreal Golf Club Blue Course in Ile Bizard (6,859 yards, par 70).

    USATODAY.com - Canadian Open 2001

  • It has been suggested that “Benin” or “Bini” derive from the Yoruba phrase Ile-ibinu land of vexation which was purportedly uttered by Prince Oronmiyan declaring the fundamental fact that “only an Edo prince can rule over Edo land.”

    Gender Sensitivity Among Nigerian Ethnic Group « Illiteracy Articles « Articles « Literacy News 2009

  • In Nigeria, West Africa, there is a city called Ile Ife where the Yoruba live.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

  • In Nigeria, West Africa, there is a city called Ile Ife where the Yoruba live.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

  • The river, as it flows through the heart of the city, is interrupted by three small islands lying in succession, the two most westerly of which, the Ile de la Cité (otherwise called the Ile du Palais) and the

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 Various

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