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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Ir \Ir\ n. (Chem.) The chemical symbol for iridium, a metallic element of the platinum group. It has atomic number 77 and an atomic weight of 192.22.

Syn: iridium. [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Ir- \Ir-\ A form of the prefix in-. See {In-}.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Ir

noun

1: a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: {iridium}, {atomic number 77}]

2: a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes [syn: {Inland Revenue}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

IR

1. {Internet Registry}. 2. {infrared}. (1997-01-30)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

ir The {country code} for Iran. (1999-01-27)

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

Ir, watchman; city; vision

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

IR Information Retrieval

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

IR Interface Repository (ORB)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

IR Internet Registry
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