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resistivity
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Herbicide resistance
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environmental resistance
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resistance movement
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MRSA
MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: see staphylococcus .... Read more |
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German silver
German silver name for various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, sometimes also containing lead and tin. They were originally named for their silver-white color, but use of the term silver is now prohibited for alloys not containing that metal. German silver varies in composition, the... Read more |
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teak
teak tall deciduous tree ( Tectona grandis ) of the family Verbenaceae ( verbena family), native to India and Malaysia but now widely cultivated in other tropical areas. Unfortunately, the wood of plantation teak is considered inferior to that of wild teak; consequently the wild populations are... Read more |
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resistance
resistance property of an electric conductor by which it opposes a flow of electricity and dissipates electrical energy away from the circuit, usually as heat. Optimum resistance is provided by a conductor that is long, small in cross section, and of a material that conducts poorly. Resistance is... Read more |
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Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel , 1832-1923, French engineer. A noted constructor of bridges and viaducts, he also designed the Eiffel Tower and the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty (see Liberty, Statue of . He was initially charged with corruption in the 1888 scandal of Ferdinand de Lesseps... Read more |
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Microbial drug resistance
Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a bacterium or other microorganism to survive and reproduce in the presence of antibiotic doses that were previously thought effective against them. Examples of microbe resistance to antibiotics dot the countryside, plaguing humankind.... Read more |
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Quiche: Tasty relationship has had its fill of ingredients and even name...
...dish never lost its appeal. Readers often...sheepishly, recipes for quiche. And at the Queen...has made a lot of quiche over her 15-year...named the Queen Mary Quiche House," she says...serve two vegetarian quiches, but it's her...crisp _ that's hard to resist. Because it ... |
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EGGS ESSENTIAL QUICHE BY CECE SULLIVAN SEATTLE TIMES.(FOOD)(Recipe)
...dish never lost its appeal. Readers often...sheepishly, recipes for quiche. And at the Queen...has made a lot of quiche over her 15-year...named the Queen Mary Quiche House,'' she...serve two vegetarian quiches, but it's her...crisp -- that's hard to resist. Because it can... |
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EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN
...Real Men Don't Eat Quiche: A Guidebook to...himself and calls it a quiche, thus displaying...Men Don't Cook Quiche, which offered recipes...nuances of gender appeal are subtle indeed...cartons that are hard to resist". For a more sophisticated... |
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Savoring every moment
...with it," he says. "It's hard to change gears." Inevitably...drama proves too compelling to resist: Gordinier drops what he was...bicycle rides with his dog, Quiche, or driving to the hardware...sell or not." Beauty is what appeals to Gordinier. "I want to make... |