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Cf
Cf symbol for the element californium .... Read more |
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scrotum
scrotum XVI. — L. scrōtum; cf. scrautum skin sheath for arrows.... Read more |
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Deoxyribonuclease
Deoxyribonuclease Deoxyribonuclease (pronounced "dee-oxy-rybo-noo-clee-ase"), or recombinant human deoxyribonuclease 1 (rhDNase or DNase), is an experimental drug used to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited lung disease. People with CF experience chronic (constant) and increasingly worse... Read more |
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Cocoa
cocoa 2 †seed of a tropical American tree; powder produced by grinding the seed, and beverage made from this. XVIII. Alteration of CACAO (also †cacoa). Cf. CHOCOLATE.... Read more |
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Plants
319. Plants See also 5. AGRICULTURE ; 54. BOTANY ; 167. FLOWERS ; 188. GRASSES ; 241. LEAVES ; 302. ORGANISMS ; 401. TREES . acidophobia an inability to accommodate to acid soils. Cf. basophobia. Read more |
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Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common genetic diseases and one of the best known to the general public. There are approximately one thousand new cases of CF in the United States every year, and approximately thirty thousand people in the country are currently affected. In... Read more |
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Athach
athach [ScG, giant, champion; monster; cf. OIr. aithech, boor, serf]. A monster or giant of Scottish Gaelic folklore, thought to haunt gorges and lonely lochans or lakes. Comparable to the bòcan, d'reach, fachan, or luideag.... Read more |
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Becher
Becher , in the Bible. 1 Son of Benjamin. In First Chronicles "his first-born" should perhaps be read "Becher" ; cf. Bocheru . See Bichri . 2 Son of Ephraim. His descendants are called Bachrites. He also appears as Bered.... Read more |
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Rutherfordium
Rutherfordium MELTING POINT: Unknown BOILING POINT:Unknown DENSITY:Unknown MOST COMMON IONS:Unknown Rutherfordium is the first transactinide element. It was discovered in 1969 by Albert Ghiorso and his coworkers, who carried out the ... Read more |
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Consolidated Freightways Corp
Consolidated Freightways Corporation 16400 S.E. CF WayVancouver, Washington 98683U.S.A.Telephone: (360) 448-4000Fax: (360) 448-4308Web site: http://www.cf.com Public CompanyFounded: 1929 as Consolidated Freightways, Inc.Employees: 18,100Sales: $2.24 billion (2001)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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CF NOT DEATH SENTENCE IT ONCE WAS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...one of a growing population of adults with CF, many of whom were told they would never...than one-third of the estimated 21,000 CF cases in the United States. That's a...rise from 1969 when only 8 percent of the CF population was older than 18. The most... |
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CF Industries to Re-File Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification in Connection with...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) announced that it has voluntarily withdrawn its notification made...Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. CF Industries will re-file on Monday, March 23, 2009. CF Industries... |
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CF Industries Announces Expiration of HSR Waiting Period with Regard to...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) announced the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger waiting period applicable to CF Industries' proposed business combination with Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) expired at 11:59 P.M. on August... |
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CF Industries Receives Request for Additional Information from FTC Regarding...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) announced that it has received a Request for Additional Information...to review the transaction for up to an additional 30 days after CF Industries complies with the Second Request, unless earlier terminated... |
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CF Industries Comments on Terra Industries' Statements.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today commented on statements made by Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA). CF Industries highlighted the fact that at Terra's annual meeting... |
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CF-Card Recording with Canon HDV Camcorders Through Focus Enhancements Solid...
...audio technology, announce the Focus Enhancements FS-CF and FS-CF Pro portable Compact Flash DTE recorders offering HD video recording to Compact Flash (CF) cards for Canon's line of HDV1 camcorders2 and Mini... |
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CF Industries Acquires 7% of Terra Industries
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. announced that it has acquired...Inc. in the open market over the past two weeks. CF Industries has purchased 6,985,048 shares at a cost of $247 million. CF Industries also announced that it has sent a Merger... |
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CF Industries and Terra Industries Agree to Combine, Creating a Global...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) and Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "CF Industries-Terra Agreement") to combine the two companies... |
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CF-Agrium Takeover Battle Continues - Analyst Blog
CF-Agrium Takeover Battle Continues - Analyst Blog The takeover battle between CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) and Agrium Inc. (AGU) took another turn when the former announced that it will consider a merger deal with Agrium, the hostile... |
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CF Industries Proposes to Acquire Terra Industries in All Stock Transaction.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) announced that it has proposed to acquire all of the outstanding...transaction that would create a leader in the global fertilizer industry. CF IndustriesE Board of Directors has approved a proposal under which... |