"mho" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mhos [plural]
Etymology: ohm spelled backwards. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mho (plural mhos)
  1. A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens. Wikipedia link: mho Synonyms: siemens Related terms: ℧ the symbol of mho, daraf spelled backwards (english: farad), yrneh spelled backwards (english: henry)
    Sense id: en-mho-en-noun-1H9K0alc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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