crassulacean acid metabolism
crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) Photosynthesis by the
C4 pathway in which carbon dioxide is taken up during the night, when the plant's stomata are open, and fixed into malic acid. During the day, when the stomata are closed, carbon dioxide is released from malic acid for use in the
Calvin cycle. This is important for plants that live in arid conditions as it enables them to keep their stomata closed during the day to reduce water loss from evaporation. Crassulacean acid metabolism is common in succulent plants of desert regions, including cacti and spurges, and in certain ferns. It is so named because it was originally studied in plants belonging to the family Crassulaceae, which includes stonecrops and houseleeks.
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The rise of "bastard nation"
Magazine article from: Human Life Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in Washington, D.C.] The Rise of "Bastard Nation" And the threat to adoption When...working with an activist group called Bastard Nation, launched a campaign to throw...really inhumane thing to do." Hill and Bastard Nation campaigned hard for the "open...
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Fat bastard 2000 Grand Reserve Makes Impressive Debut.
PR Newswire; 5/31/2005; 700+ words
; ...SEATTLE, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Fat bastard, the French wine phenomenon, is adding...True to the high quality found in all Fat bastard selections, the 2000 Grand Reserve, at $19.99, is an upscale version of Fat bastard. The 2000 Grand Reserve has a spicy nose...
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Virtuous foundlings and excessive bastards.(Lisa Zunshine's Bastards and Foundlings: Illegitimacy in Eighteenth-Century England )
Magazine article from: Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...challenges the conflation of bastards and foundlings in literature...between the labels of "bastard" and "foundling...that foundlings were bastards, as illegitimacy was...be legitimate, while bastards tend to be male and...lack thereof, of the bastard typically trumped the...
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International: All men are bastards Down Under - and proud of it Bruce Wilson reflects on a warm word of abuse than can trip up the unwary outsider
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 9/28/1997; ; 668 words
; ...species have been bastards all our lives. "Bastard" is a strangely ambiguous...illegitimate. But being a bastard was a different thing...slogan: "Keep the bastards honest". Everyone...was "a Nice Sort of Bastard". It meant he wasn...
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Virtuous Foundlings and Excessive Bastards
Magazine article from: The Eighteenth Century; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...challenges the conflation of bastards and foundlings in literature...between the labels of "bastard" and "foundling...that foundlings were bastards, as illegitimacy was...be legitimate, while bastards tend to be male and...lack thereof, of the bastard typically trumped the...
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The day Templer spoke about bastards and chuckled all the way home
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...them that they were all bastards. But they had better...that he was a bigger bastard. The interpreter translated...means "don't let the bastards wear you down". When he uses the word bastard, he does not do it...anything, he speaks of bastards respectfully. To think...
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COLUMN: Filthy, greedy bastard bias affects government
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/13/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...a "filthy, greedy bastard" bias. Specifically...opinion, filthy, greedy bastards. Just as the legislators...creating filthy, greedy bastards. As our committee examines...Instead of filthy, greedy bastards, we should protect...every filthy, greedy bastard we find in the legislature...
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Fat bastard Releases Blanc de Blancs Bubbly for the Holidays.
PR Newswire; 10/26/2005; 700+ words
; Top Selling Brand Toasts the Newest Fat bastard SEATTLE, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fat bastard, the French wine phenomenon, has added...and Guy Anderson. In keeping with the Fat bastard theme, this bubbly offers top quality at...
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Fat bastard Wine Company Continues Unwavering Support of Breast Cancer Research and Education.
PR Newswire; 8/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...of the proceeds from each bottle of Fat bastard wines sold during September and October...consecutive year consumers can purchase Fat bastard wines knowing that a portion of the proceeds...donating 25 cents for every bottle of Fat bastard sold both in restaurants and retail locations...
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FAT bastard Wine Wears Pink Ribbon in Support of Breast Cancer for Sixth Consecutive Year
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 8/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...rrader@clickwinegroup.com, for FAT bastard Wines SEATTLE, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire...consecutive year consumers can purchase FAT bastard wines to help conquer this devastating...donate 25 cents for every bottle of FAT bastard sold in restaurants and retail locations...
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Ol' Dirty Bastard
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
OL' DIRTY BASTARD Born: Russell Tyrone Jones, a.k...rapper, known variously as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dirt Dog, Big Baby Jesus, and Osirus...argument. Jones, billed as Ol' Dirty Bastard, released his solo debut album, Return...
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bastard
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...despicable person: he lied to me, the bastard! ∎ a person (used...emotion such as pity or envy): the poor bastard. ∎ a difficult or...or situation: it's been an absolute bastard of a week. • adj. 1. archaic...
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bastard feudalism
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
bastard feudalism The term bastard feudalism, Seemingly invented in 1885, has been adopted as a...was that tenants of manors had obligations to their lords. With bastard feudalism the bond between a man and his lord was not tenurial...
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ol’ Dirty Bastard Rap musician Legal Troubles Fighting...Wu-Tang Clan, OlΓ Dirty Bastard is arguably better known for his extensive...his limitations, Ol’ Dirty Bastard has the charisma to carry an album on...
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Bastard, Philip the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Bastard, Philip the, son of Sir Robert Falconbridge in Shakespeare's King John .
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