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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a nick" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a small cut or wound, or to refer to a small amount, such as a nick in time or a nick in money. For example, "He got a nick on his arm when he fell while playing basketball." Or, "I'm running a bit behind, but I can make up the nick in time."
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To check when a nick was last identified with NickServ, use /msg NickServ info Nick.
Scarcely a nick.
That wasn't a nick.
He had a nick on his chin, from shaving.
I reckon there might have been a nick there too.
It was in line and he didn't get a nick.
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The nicks weren't carrying so well and it didn't feel like a nick-off wicket.
It was a Nick-less, swishy-ness and drunk Alicia-filled episode.
The other kits use a nick-translation reaction.
BAC DNA was digoxigenin-labeled using a nick-translation kit with digoxigenin-11dUTP or biotin16-dUTP (Roche Diagnostics).
This is because a nick-directed excision would have destroyed the sequence to which the P-labeled probe anneals.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com