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Title
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Title

title 1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known. 2. The inscription in the beginning of a... Read More

Biology: Concepts & Connections with Student CD-ROM (5th Edition)
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Biology: Concepts & Connections with Student CD-ROM (5th Edition)

Biology: Concepts & Connections with Student CD-ROM (5th Edition)   ... Read More

parasitism definition and example
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Parasitism

Organisms depend on different sources of food to survive. Larger organisms like plants make their own food (autotrophs) and... Read More

Proprietary
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Proprietary

proprietary 1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a... Read More

Epithets
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Epithets

Epithet 1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a... Read More

Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th Ed) by V. Kumar et al.
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Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th Ed) by V. Kumar et al.

Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Seventh Edition  ... Read More

Addition
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Addition

Addition 1. The act of adding two or more things together; opposed to subtraction or diminution. This endless addition or... Read More

Epithet
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Epithet

Epithet 1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a... Read More

Knee
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Knee

Knee 1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 2. (Science: anatomy) The joint, or region of the joint, between... Read More

Mate
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Mate

Mate The paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odour,... Read More

Octology
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Octology

The term octology was introduced 8 March 2010 by Dr. Andrej Poleev in his book of the same title to denominate a new... Read More

pollen grain definition and examples
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Pollen Grain

What are Pollen Grains? Plants are unique structures and so they carry out mechanisms in special ways. Fertilization in... Read More

Convoluted definition and examples
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Convoluted

The word convoluted is often used to describe different things, especially structures or components, that have overlapped.... Read More

At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
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At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity

At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity  ... Read More

biotechnology definition
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Biotechnology

Biotechnology Definition Biotechnology is a technology that uses biological systems or living organisms for a particular... Read More

moiety definition
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Moiety

Moiety Definition What is a moiety? Moiety (plural: moieties), in general, refers to the half or one of the two... Read More

mimicry definition and example
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Mimicry

Most would say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. In some cases that is quite true. However, imitation or mimicking... Read More

Vascular plants definition
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Vascular plants

Definition of Vascular plants The term 'vascular' is derived from the Latin word vāsculum, vās, meaning "a container and... Read More

Venerable
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Venerable

venerable 1. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; generally... Read More

Noble
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Noble

noble 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;... Read More

Nobility
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Nobility

nobility 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.... Read More

Sound
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Sound

sound The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food. Origin: AS. Sund a swimming, akin to E.... Read More

Alienation
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Alienation

Alienation 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated. 2. A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of... Read More

class definition
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Class

Our earth is home to diverse groups of organisms. These living things exist in the ecosystem. Dating back to the ancient... Read More

Dan
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Dan

Dan a title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. Old dan Geoffry, in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell.... Read More

Possess
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Possess

Definition verb (1) To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold. Examples:... Read More

Assert
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Assert

Assert 1. To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.... Read More

Sacred
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Sacred

Sacred 1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use;... Read More

Tannosome
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Tannosome

Definition noun, plural: tannosomes An organelle, particularly a special type of leucoplast, involved primarily in... Read More