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  • 101martyr — 1. noun /ˈmɑrtər,ˈmaː.tə(ɹ)/|[ˈmaː.ɾə(ɹ),ˈmɑː.tə(ɹ),ˈmɑɹ.tɚ/|[ˈmɑɹ.ɾɚ/ a) One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to ones religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. Saint Stephen was the first Christian …

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  • 102Adhesion — The union of two opposing tissue surfaces (often in reference to the sides of a wound). Also refers to scar tissue strands that can form in the area of a previous operation, such as within the abdomen after a laparotomy. The word adhesion comes… …

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  • 103adhesive — 1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an adhesion. 2. Any material that adheres to a surface or causes adherence between surfaces. * * * ad·he·sive hē siv, ziv adj 1 a) tending to adhere or cause adherence <adhesive resins> b)… …

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  • 104obstinate — 1. Firmly adhering to one s own purpose or opinion, even when wrong; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. SYN: intractable (2), refractory (2). 2. SYN: refractory (1). [L. obstinatus, determined] * * * ob·sti·nate äb stə nət adj 1)… …

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  • 105rouleau — An aggregate of erythrocytes stacked like a pile of coins. R. formation commonly indicates an increase in plasma immunoglobulin. [Fr. spool, cylinder, fr. rouler, to roll, fr. L.L. rotulo, fr. rota, wheel] * * * rou·leau rü lō n …

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  • 106ovigerous frena — In Cirripedia (certain Lepadomorpha), fleshy ridge or flap on interior mantle surface, adhering to and holding egg masses (ovigerous lamellae) in place [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): Fleshy ridge or flap on inner surface of… …

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  • 107Geastrum triplex — Geastrum triplex …

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  • 108Cosesaurus — Temporal range: Middle Triassic Type specimen, with adhering jellyfish Scientific classification …

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  • 109Du Noüy-Padday method — The Du Noüy Padday method is a minimized version of the Du Noüy rod replacing a large platinum ring with a thin rod that is used to measure equilibrium surface tension or dynamic surface tension at an air–liquid interface. In this method, the rod …

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  • 110Bead test — The bead test is a traditional part of qualitative inorganic analysis to test for the presence of certain metals. The oldest one is the borax bead test or blister test. It was introduced by Berzelius in 1812.[1] Since then other salts were used… …

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