The phrase "has one less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing quantities or amounts, indicating that one item or unit is missing or reduced.
Example: "The new model has one less feature than the previous version."
Alternatives: "has one fewer" or "contains one less."
Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has one less scandal on his company's plate, smoothing the way to IPO without kneecapping Uber's self-driving car development.
The radical scavenging ability of Proxison was equal to that of myricetin despite having two less hydroxyl groups and increased hydrophobicity, and both compounds were more than twice as potent as quercetin, which has one less hydroxyl group than myricetin on the B-ring (Fig. 1d).
On a second patent dealing with the structure of the drug, he ruled that Transkaryotic had not literally infringed on the patent because its version of erythropoietin has one less amino acid than Amgen's.
The race to reinvent eBay has one less participant after secondhand clothing startup Threadflip announced on Tuesday that it would be shutting down.
Siegler has one less instant post to pull out of his hat on a monthly basis.
Dean pointed out on NPR and later on MSNBC that maybe it is a good thing the Senate now has one less Democrat because it will force the White House to provide the leadership that has thus far been lacking in health care reform and other issues like banking reform.
Jose Mourinho now has one less headache.
Also this year, Alta has one less comrade among resorts that forbid snowboarding.
With the Bishop gone New York has one less kindly face to cheer it.
If a non-merging rival is also researching similar therapies, that outside firm also now has one less competitior.
Since nitrogen has one less electron in its outer shell, it creates a vacancy in the crystal.
