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	Fluorouracil Fluorouracil Definition Fluorouracil is a medication that kills cancer cells. It is also known as 5-FU or 5-fluourouracil, and as the brand name Adrucil. Purpose 5-FU may be used in combination with other chemotherapyagents to treat cancers of the breast, stomach, colon,... Read more
	spinal column spinal column bony column forming the main structural support of the skeleton of humans and other vertebrates, also known as the vertebral column or backbone. It consists of segments known as vertebrae linked by intervertebral disks and held together by ligaments. In human beings, the spinal... Read more
	blood sugar blood sugar When we refer to ‘blood sugar’, we actually mean the monosaccharide (simple sugar) glucose dissolved in the blood. Maintaining a stable blood glucose concentration is necessary in order to keep it high enough to ensure normal functioning of the brain, whilst also preventing... Read more
	Negev Negev or Negeb [Heb.,=dry], hilly desert region of S Israel, c.5,140 sq mi (13,310 sq km), bordered by the Judaean Hills, the Wadi Arabah, the Sinai peninsula, and the narrow Mediterranean coastal plain; it comprises more than one half of Israel's land area. The Negev receives c.2 to 4 in.... Read more
	scallop scallop or pecten, marine bivalve mollusk. Like its close relative the oyster, the scallop has no siphons, the mantle being completely open, but it differs from other mollusks in that both mantle edges have a row of steely blue "eyes" and tactile projections. The rounded shells have... Read more
	The Bombay Company Inc The Bombay Company, Inc. 550 Bailey AvenueFort Worth, Texas 76107-2155U.S.A.Telephone: (817) 347-8200Fax: (817) 332-7066Web site: http://www.bombaycompany.com Public Company Incorporated: 1987 as Bombay CompanyEmployees: 5,500Sales: $575.3 million (2004)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol:... Read more
	microscope microscope optical instrument used to increase the apparent size of an object. Simple Microscopes A magnifying glass, an ordinary double convex lens having a short focal length, is a simple microscope. The reading lens and hand lens are instruments of this type. When an object is placed nearer... Read more
	Underwriters Laboratories Inc Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, Illinois 60062-2096U.S.A.(847) 272-8800Fax: (847) 272-8129Web site: http://www.ul.com Nonprofit CompanyIncorporated: 1901Employees: 5,258Sales: $351.5 million (1997)NAIC: 541380 Testing Laboratories (Except Medical,... Read more
	acid soil acid soil A soil having a pH less than 7.0. Degrees of soil acidity are recognized. Soil is regarded as ‘very acid’ when the reaction is less than pH 5.0. The USDA lists five standard ranges of soil acidity (less than pH 4.5, extremely acid; 4.5–5.0, very strongly acid;... Read more
	MI5 MI5, British security service which in the Second World War, as in the First, shared with MI6 and the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police the responsibility of evaluating, and advising the British government on, intelligence relating to national security, this being defined as ‘the... Read more