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wilting wilting
wilting The condition that arises in plants when more water is lost by evaporation than is absorbed from the soil. This causes the cells to lose their turgor and the plant structure droops. Plants can normally recover from wilting if water is added to the soil, but permanent wilting and possible... Read more
Nephrotic Syndrome Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome Definition Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms which occur because the tiny blood vessels (the glomeruli) in the kidney become leaky. This allows protein (normally never passed out in the urine) to leave the body in large amounts. Description The glomeruli (a single... Read more
Oleaceae Oleaceae
Oleaceae A family of trees or shrubs that have opposite, exstipulate leaves and usually tetramerous flowers with 2 stamens attached to the corolla tube. The ovary is superior and 2-celled. Besides Olea, Fraxinus (ash) is an important timber tree, with reduced flowers that normally lack a perianth.... Read more
gel filtration gel filtration
gel filtration A column-chromatographic technique that normally employs as a stationary phase polymeric carbohydrate-gel beads of controlled size and porosity. Mixture components are separated on the basis of their sizes and rates of diffusion into the beads. Smaller molecules tend to diffuse more... Read more
Solanaceae Solanaceae
Solanaceae A family of dicotyledonous (see DICOTYLEDON) plants, mostly herbs but some shrubs and trees, having normally alternate leaves, and regular flowers which are mostly pentamerous. The petals form a corolla tube, at least at the base. There are 5 stamens, alternating with the corolla lobes.... Read more
sporophyll sporophyll
sporophyll A leaf that bears sporangia (spore-producing structures). In ferns the sporophylls are the normal foliage leaves, but in other plants the sporophylls are modified and arise in specialized structures such as the strobili (cones) of clubmosses, horsetails, and gymnosperms and the flower of... Read more
Normal Distribution Normal Distribution
Distribution, Normal HISTORY APPLICATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY The normal distribution is the single most important distribution in the social sciences. It is described by the bell-shaped curve defined by the probability density function where exp is the exponential function, μ Read more
prion prion
prion , infectious agent thought to cause a group of diseases known as prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Well-known prion diseases are Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and kuru in humans, scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also called "mad cow... Read more
Normal Normal
Normal town (1990 pop. 40,023), McLean co., central Ill.; inc. 1865. It is the center of a productive farming region. Motor vehicles are manufactured in Normal. The town originally grew around Illinois State Univ. (1857; formerly called Illinois State Normal Univ.), which remains a major... Read more

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anaesthetic mechanisms
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...with ventilation of the lungs maintained — either by leaving normal breathing unaffected, or artificially. Most general...analgesics and muscle relaxants. The relaxants suppress normal breathing, so patients must be artificially ventilated...
leukaemia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...produce abnormal numbers of immature or defective leucocytes. This over-production suppresses output of normal blood cells and platelets, leaving the person vulnerable to infection, anaemia and bleeding. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is...
haemoglobin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...or in disease, or at altitude, alveolar oxygen pressure can approach half its normal value before haemoglobin saturation declines steeply in the blood leaving the lungs; and saturation is not itself halved until the oxygen pressure is reduced...
senility
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...they have left their hats when leaving company it is nothing, whereas...mental changes associated with normal ageing or is the term ‘senility...it can be observed that the normal volume and weight of the...blood flow and metabolism, in normal people with ...
El Niño
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...current is markedly stronger than normal and carries the warmer, less...resulting in weaker than normal trade winds.The Southern Oscillation...correspond to an accentuated ‘normal’ phase (now termed La Niña...at depths of 150 to 200 m, leaving only a shallow ...
hyperventilation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...the concentration which is normal for arterial blood (however...is less of it in the blood leaving the lungs, and hence less...blood carbon dioxide to its normal level.What, then, happens if...hyperventilation is lower-than-normal carbon dioxide in the ...
cholesterol
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...reducing the radius to one half of normal would reduce the flow rate to one sixteenth of the...their numbers are reduced), leaving low density lipoprotein circulating...Heterozygotes (who have inherited one normal gene and one gene for this...parents) have only half the ...
governments-in-exile
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...the Axis. They were recognized in the normal way by the Allied powers, who exchanged...Luxemburg moved on from London to Canada, leaving her prime minister and officials in London...Cairo, also with his cabinet; then, leaving them in the Near East—they went to...
coal
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...exposed at surface, they have been weathered and eroded, leaving isolated coalfields.Formation of coal-forming peatsMost...thin, of limited extent, and may occur within or on top of normal humic coals. Parts of some humic coal seams may be allochthonous...
calcium
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...indirectly at the three sites where the amount entering or leaving the blood can be influenced — bone, kidneys, and intestine...parathyroid hormone helps to restore plasma calcium levels to normal.Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) is not only a component of...

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angle of refraction
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...a refracted ray or wave and the normal to a refracting surface. The angle...higher than in the medium it is leaving will deviate away from the normal, whereas when it enters a medium...speed it will deviate towards the normal.
retire
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English re·tire / riˈtīr/ • v. 1. [intr.] leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment: he retired from the navy in 1966. ∎ [tr.] compel (an employee) to leave their job, esp. before...
teletext
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...up to about 100) are transmitted in a continuous cycle, concurrently with the normal TV signal and leaving it unaffected while the receiver is used for normal viewing. Having selected teletext mode on the control pad, it is then possible...
garden leave clause
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management ...safeguard trade secrets or prevent a highly skilled employee from leaving to work for a rival firm. An employee who has been head-hunted...Throughout this period the employee will be subject to all the normal contractual restraints. Management sees the use of such clauses...
rob
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...needed, deserved, or significant: poor health has robbed her of a normal social life. PHRASES: rob Peter to pay Paul take something away from one person to pay another, leaving the former at a disadvantage; discharge one debt only to incur another...
Part 4 Plant science.(Part 1: A-B)(Definition)
Dictionary entry from: Delmar's Agriscience Dictionary ...distribution during cell division that results in deviation from normal. Abiotic Disease--A disease caused by an inanimate agent...or a portion of stem, in which the cell walls dissolve, leaving the vascular bundles for support. These eventually break...
Jupiter
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...layer, about 50 000 km thick, is surrounded by a layer of normal molecular liquid hydrogen, which gradually merges into gaseous hydrogen...fades over a period of months until it is virtually invisible, leaving the Great Red Spot isolated. Then a sudden outbreak of dark...
parishes, origins of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...charter from the king and his church was simple and wooden, leaving no trace. It was his own property, served by a poor priest...marriages, or supervising ordeals. Private churches became normal appurtenances for thegns. Others, founded by kings or bishops...
bolt
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...heavy arrow shot from a crossbow. 3. a flash of lightning leaving a jagged line across the sky. • v. [tr.] fasten (something) with...bolt something down) eat or swallow (food) quickly: it is normal for puppies to bolt down their food. PHRASES: make a bolt...

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`Leaving Normal' slips into a sitcom
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) LEAVING NORMAL Directed by: Edward Zwick Written by...profanity) It's hard not to think of "Leaving Normal" as the TV sitcom version of...Louise." In short, no sooner does "Leaving Normal" permit its women to turn their...
`Leaving Normal' gets lost along the way
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Leaving Normal (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Marianne Meg Tilly...ve made a heroic effort to consider "Leaving Normal" on its own, but I cannot rid...Louise." It is not the fault of "Leaving Normal" that it resembles a better film...
UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO OPEN 'LEAVING NORMAL,' STARRING CHRISTINE LAHTI AND MEG...
PR Newswire UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO OPEN 'LEAVING NORMAL,' STARRING CHRISTINE LAHTI AND...Universal Pictures will open "Leaving Normal," starring Christine Lahti...about life off the main road, "Leaving Normal" is directed by Edward...
TOPHER GRACE LEAVING NORMAL YOUNG ACTOR'S ABILITY TO TRANSFORM PERSONA HELPS...
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...Topher Grace will not say he's normal. What's more, he really...says in an interview, `I'm normal,' I want to know what they...not, because nobody who's normal says they are. But also...upside. Although he regrets leaving college after his freshman...
Movie Review: LEAVING NORMAL
Newspaper article from: Cineman Syndicate Cineman Syndicate Cineman Syndicate 01-01-1984 Movie Review: LEAVING NORMAL This anemic female road-buddy movie follows in the tracks of "Thelma and Louise." But Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly, as friends...
FDA APPROVES 'WAVE OF THE FUTURE' LEUKEMIA DRUG THE DRUG IS BASED ON...
Newspaper article from: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ...annually. Thompson said the drug is based on the principle of molecular targeting, killing leukemia cells while leaving normal white cells alone. "We believe such targeting is the wave of the future," he said. Using similar language, Dr...
Leaving Normal [Cloudstreet]
Magazine article from: Canadian Mennonite ...eccentricity out of life. Everyone just wants to be normal." I am struck by the sadness and accuracy...happy to be individually and congregationally normal! Whatever became of the eccentrics? Normal is a desert wasteland. Normal is a week...
Leaving normal
Magazine article from: University Affairs Black and white photos chronicling a wellrespected physician's work with paranormal phenomena in the early 20th century now live on through the Internet. The Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Photograph Collection, housed at the University of Manitoba, has been digitized and is available online. Dr.
Icy winds sweep across North leaving 11 dead; normal life hit.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. ...vehicular traffic, movement of trains and flights and throwing normal life out of gear. Three persons each died in Ballia and Mau...discharge of water in snowfed Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers. Normal life was affected in tribal areas which were already cut off...
Normal approves Bloomington's leaving
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL NORMAL -- The City Council reluctantly approved...years to soften the financial impact to Normal and McLean County. The three currently...operating budget. ETSB also contributes money. Normal and McLean County will have to increase...

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