1. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source 
2. Egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

Sounds like: knit

Derived forms: nits

Type of: egg, luminance unit

Encyclopedia: Nit

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