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90
Dictionary entry overview: What does 90 mean?
• 90 (noun)
The noun 90 has 1 sense:
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
Familiarity information: 90 used as a noun is very rare.
• 90 (adjective)
The adjective 90 has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: 90 used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("90" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being ten more than eighty
Synonyms:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples
Also called Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, Y 90 Zevalin, and yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan.
(IDEC-Y2B8, NCI Dictionary)
Coconut oil fatty acids also provided more than 90 percent repellency against mosquitoes—including Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that can transmit the Zika virus.
(Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEET, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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