sterilization
sterilization 1. The process of destroying microorganisms that contaminate food, wounds, surgical instruments, etc. Common methods of sterilization include heat treatment (see
autoclave;
pasteurization) and the use of
disinfectants and
antiseptics.
2. The operation of making an animal or human incapable of producing offspring. Men are usually sterilized by tying and then cutting the
vas deferens (
vasectomy); in women the operation often involves permanently blocking the fallopian tubes by means of clips (
tubal occlusion). See also
birth control.
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Mad Catz Introduces the Blaster, the First-to-Market Light Gun for Xbox; Light Gun for Xbox made exclusively for SEGA's "The House of the Dead III".
Business Wire; 10/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2002 Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSE...accessories, today announced the launch of the Mad Catz Blaster, the first-to-market light...s "The House of the Dead(TM) III." Mad Catz, SEGA(R), and Microsoft have been...
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MAD AT BUSH MAD MAGAZINE COMPILES JABS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 9/15/2007; 700+ words
; Move over, Jon Stewart -- "Mad" magazine is moving into your turf! For...under the editorship of John Ficarra, "Mad" has slowly been getting more sophisticated...underscored recently with the publication of "Mad War On Bush" (E.C. Publications...
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Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. MCZ: TSE/AMEX. (Investor Fact Sheet).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Buyside; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. designs develops...video game consoles and PC gaming systems. Mad Catz is a worldwide leader of innovative peripherals...growing interactive entertainment industry. As Mad Catz enters the first year of a four-year...
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Mad magazine still fooling around at 50.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK _ The world has gone Mad. Little could the late William Gaines have...when he published the first 10-cent Mad comic book, that he'd created a monster...American satire. Three years later, in 1955, Mad had morphed into a "slick" _ a magazine...
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Mad Science(R) and Scholastic Sell Over 1 Million Books; Agreement Expands Into Trade.
PR Newswire; 11/20/2002; 700+ words
; The Mad Science Group, creators of the worldwide Mad Science(R) brand of science-based entertainment activities...children's books, today announced over 1 million copies of the Mad Science series of fictional novels have sold by Scholastic...
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Why mad cow could happen in America: the U.S. government might not be doing all it can to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease. Here's a look at the risk factors--and what you can do to minimize them.
Magazine article from: Natural Health; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; THE THREAT OF MAD COW DISEASE has plagued Britain for more...lethal disease, that the agent that causes mad cow can't be destroyed easily, and that...began calling this collection of symptoms mad cow disease, and autopsies revealed that...
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Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. Provides Update on Financial Statement Filings
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 6/29/2005; 700+ words
; ...DIEGO--(CCNMatthews - Jun 29, 2005) - Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX...a result of the change in filing status Mad Catz was unable to complete and file its...June 29, 2005 deadline (90 days after Mad Catz's fiscal year end), as required...
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Mad Catz and Fire International Respond to Frivolous Electro Source/Pelican Accessories Lawsuit.
Business Wire; 2/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX:MCZ...Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Mad Catz and U.K.-based, Fire International...marketing of certain video game products. Mad Catz and Fire are unaware of any basis for...
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MAD MOON RISING The world of improvisational comedy is a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad one these days, with Fox's "Mad TV" picking up some of the teenage viewership that once upon a time tuned in to NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/25/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...all, the snotty little upstart called "Mad TV." While Mom and Dad are chortling at...music videos. In the overall ratings, "Mad TV" is no match for the imposing, 28...as the age level drops. Among teens, "Mad TV" is the No. 1 late-night show, outdrawing...
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Mad Catz Launches Xbox 360 Accessories.
Business Wire; 11/21/2005; 700+ words
; SAN DIEGO -- Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., (AMEX/TSE...Darren Richardson, President and CEO of Mad Catz, Inc. "The Xbox is off to a great...next generation consoles launch. The new Mad Catz lineup of accessories reinforces our...
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Mad Carpentier
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
MAD CARPENTIER American design house Founded: by Mad Maltezos and Suzie Carpentier in Paris, 1939 (taking over...Company History: House closed, 1957. Publications On MAD CARPENTIER: Books Perkins, Alice K., Paris Couturiers and...
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mad
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mad / mad / • adj. ( mad·der , mad·dest ) mentally ill; insane: he felt as if he were going mad . ∎ (of a person, conduct, or an idea) extremely foolish or ill-advised: they were all mad...
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Madder Rose
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Madder Rose Pop band For the Record…...New York City-based alternative group Madder Rose won acclaim in both the United States...ethereal vocals, with one writer describing Madder Rose’s sound as a marriage of...
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Mad Cow Disease Investigation
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
Mad Cow Disease Investigation Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also popularly known as mad cow disease) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...Beginning in the 1980s in the United Kingdom, mad cow disease has been a sporadic concern in...
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madder
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
madder common name for the Rubiaceae, a family...ornamentals, e.g., the gardenia, bluet, madder, bedstraw, and partridgeberry. Coffee...tropical forests in Central and South America. Madder ( Rubia tinctorum ), also called turkey...
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