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silkworm
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silk·worm
/ ˈsilkˌwərm/
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the commercially bred caterpillar of the domesticated silkworm moth (Bombyx mori), which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fiber.
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a commercial silk-yielding caterpillar of a saturniid moth. See tussore, tussore moth.
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Silkworm Breeding: Proceedings of the National Workshop held March 18-19, 1994
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics; 1/1/2000; ; 593 words
; Silkworm Breeding: Proceedings of the National...proceedings of the first National Workshop on Silkworm Breeding organised by the University of...workshop covered all the aspects related to silkworm breeding right from tracing the history...
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Brocade introduces new SilkWorm 24000 Director, unveils future-proof architecture for data centre investment protection; Extended family of SAN directors provides high availability, performance, and unprecedented growth path for enterprise customers.
M2 Presswire; 4/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...Communications Systems: Brocade introduces new SilkWorm 24000 Director, unveils future-proof...Networks (SANs), today introduced the SilkWorm 24000 Director to extend its product...and scalability requirements, the SilkWorm 24000 also delivers an extensible architecture...
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Brocade Introduces New SilkWorm 24000 Director, Unveils Future-Proof Architecture for Data Center Investment Protection; Extended Family of SAN Directors Provides High Availability, Performance, and Unprecedented Growth Path for Enterprise Customers.
PR Newswire; 4/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...Networks (SANs), today introduced the SilkWorm(R) 24000 Director to extend its product...and scalability requirements, the SilkWorm 24000 also delivers an extensible architecture...announced or indicated qualification of the SilkWorm 24000 include EMC, HDS, HP, IBM...
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Brocade and StorageTek Expand Reseller Relationship to Make SilkWorm 12000 Core Fabric Switch Available to StorageTek Customers Worldwide; StorageTek Delivers 2 Gbit/sec Foundation for High Performance Intelligent SAN Networks Capable of Supporting Unique Demands of Enterprise Storage Applications and Services.
PR Newswire; 3/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...StorageTek will offer and support the Brocade SilkWorm(R) 12000 Core Fabric Switch under the Brocade SilkWorm brand to its customers worldwide. Based...generation intelligent architecture, the SilkWorm 12000 is designed for the unique requirements...
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End-sequencing and characterization of silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) bacterial artificial chromosome libraries.(Research article)
Magazine article from: BMC Genomics; 9/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...corresponding author) [1] Background The silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) has been domesticated...being used for silk production, the silkworm is also an effective host for the production...pests. Therefore, the accumulation of silkworm genome resources will be helpful for...
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MTI to Offer Customers of Its Vivant Series SAN Storage Solutions New Brocade SilkWorm 3900 32-Port Enterprise Fabric Switch.
PR Newswire; 10/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...its customers worldwide the new Brocade SilkWorm(R) 3900 2 Gigabit per Second (Gbit...networking products. MTI will make the SilkWorm 3900 available with all Vivant(TM...fault-tolerant storage. By adding the SilkWorm 3900, MTI will offer the complete Brocade...
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MTI to Make Brocade SilkWorm 12000 Available to Vivant SAN Storage Solution Customers Requiring Superior Availability, Manageability, Security, And Scalability; New 2 Gbit/Sec Switch Will Let Vivant Users Scale Storage More Effectively, Support Continuous Data Availability, and Cut Storage Management Costs.
PR Newswire; 3/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...offer its customers the newly available SilkWorm(R) 12000 2 Gigabit Per Second (Gbit...protection for future growth. Offering the SilkWorm 12000 and its management software will...prnh/20010502/LAPHOTO1LOGO ) "The SilkWorm 12000 is a next-generation intelligent...
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Brocade SilkWorm 12000 Core Fabric Switch Is the Latest Addition to XIOtech Networked Storage Product Family.
Business Wire; 9/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...of Brocade Communications System's SilkWorm(R) 12000 Core Fabric switch to its...networked storage product offerings. The SilkWorm 12000 is the industry's first 2 Gbit...entry-level to enterprise class. The SilkWorm 12000 provides from 32 to 128 ports of...
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Why silkworms find mulberries attractive.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 5/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...leaves to the one that attracts silkworms, they went in search of the...receptor genes responsible in the silkworms' genome. They ultimately...active in the antennae of silkworm larvae. Of those, only one...diets fed to domesticated silkworms to increase the efficiency...
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Silkworms weave lessons in life, Chinese culture.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...fictional story chronicles the silkworm-raising efforts of a middle...knowledge of China by watching the silkworms go through the life cycle...company bought two packages of silkworm eggs for each grade. Silkworms are actually caterpillars...
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silkworm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
silkworm name for the larva...The culture of silkworms is called sericulture...processed. The giant silkworms used in some Asian...1861. Diseases of silkworms have occasioned important...disease. The common silkworm, Bombyx mori, is...
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Silkworm
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Silkworm a family Chinese cruise missiles (designated HY-1 through HY-4) that are widely available in countries developing their defense capability. They were largely inspired by Russian Styx missiles and many parts are interchangeable. See also HY-4 .
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Pasteur, Louis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...fellow of the Royal Society 1871 Prize for silkworm remedies, Austrian government 1873 Commander...Society (for work on fermentation and silkworm diseases) 1874 Voted national recompense...vinegar and wine 1865 – 1870 Silkworm diseases: p é brine and flacherie...
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Louis Pasteur
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1866), Studies on Vinegar (1868), Studies on the Diseases of Silkworms (1870), and Studies on Beer (1876). Soon after his arrival...organism synthesized an enzyme which carried out the conversion. Silkworms and Microb
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Pasteur, Louis (1822-1895)
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...help solve a crisis in another ailing French industry. The silkworms that produced silk fabric were dying of an unknown disease...Here Pasteur found the tiny parasites that were killing the silkworms and affecting their food, mulberry leaves. His solution...
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