Intervening+substance

  • 61organism —    by John Protevi   An organism in the way that Deleuze and Guattari intend it is a centralised, hierarchised, self directed body. It is akin to the judgement of God (He who provides the model of such self sufficiency); it is also a molarised… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 62Ortho- — Or tho ([^o]r th[ o] ) pref. [Gr. orqo s straight; akin to Skr. [=u]rdhva upright, v[.r]dh to grow, to cause to grow.] [1913 Webster] 1. A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 63integrated circuit — Electronics. a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbr.: IC Also called microcircuit. [1955 60] * * * ▪… …

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  • 64Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 65mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …

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  • 66Thomas Aquinas — Brian Davies OP Thomas Aquinas, son of Landulf d’Aquino and his wife Theodora, was born sometime between 1224 and 1226 in what was then the Kingdom of Naples.1 After a childhood education at the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino, he studied… …

    History of philosophy

  • 67Biology (Philosophy of) in the nineteenth century — Philosophy of biology in the nineteenth century Jagdish Hattiangadi THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY The emergence of biology as a unified subject Students of history and of biology share a common delight: as they study the details of any subject, they… …

    History of philosophy

  • 68Dry ice — Sublimation of dry ice when placed on the surface of water at room temperature Dry ice, sometimes referred to as Cardice or as card ice , is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is used primarily as a cooling agent. Its advantages include lower… …

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  • 69Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …

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  • 70liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… …

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