intrinsic : Idioms & Phrases
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Intrinsic energy of a body
(Physics) , the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.
Webster 1913
Intrinsic equation of a curve
(Geom.) , the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.
Webster 1913
intrinsic factor
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noun a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12
- lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia
WordNet
intrinsic fraud
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noun fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
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Intrinsic value
- . See the Note under
Value , n.