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31Preservation of illuminated manuscripts — Preserving parchment becomes more difficult when pigments, inks, and illumination are added into the equation. Pigments do not dye parchment; instead, they lie on the surface of the parchment and so are rather fragile. [ Jenkins, Penny. “Printing …
32Airfield rubber removal — Airfield rubber removal, also known as runway rubber removal, is the use of high pressure water, abrasives, chemicals and/or other mechanical means to remove the rubber that builds up on airport landing strips. The Federal Aviation Administration …
33colloid — /kol oyd/, n. 1. Physical Chem. a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10 7 to 5 × 10 5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific …
34Müller, Johannes Peter — born July 14, 1801, Koblenz, France died April 28, 1858, Berlin, Ger. German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and natural philosopher. He studied at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin and later taught at both. His discovery that each sense… …
35Rapid plasma reagin test — A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative ( nonreactive ) RPR test result is compatible with a person not having syphilis. However, a person may have a negative RPR test and still have… …
36Swammerdam , Jan — (1637–1680) Dutch naturalist and microscopist Swammerdam, an Amsterdam apothecary s son, studied medicine at Leiden University, graduating in 1667. However he never practiced and instead devoted his life to microscopical studies of a widely… …
37so|lu|tion — «suh LOO shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of solving a problem: »That problem was hard; its solution required many hours. 2. an explanation or answer: »The police are seeking a solution of the crime. 3. the process of dissolving: a) the… …
38Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub — is a song by Apollo 440, released in 1997. It samples Ain t Talkin Bout Love by Van Halen and reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart.The opening verses ( Lets go back to the rock [...] And see it at four forty ) are a play on words based on an exact… …
39gross — Coarse or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye; macroscopic. [L. grossus, thick] * * * gross grōs adj 1 a) glaringly or flagrantly obvious b) visible without the aid of a microscope: MACROSCOPIC <gross lesions> compare OCCULT… …
40Gross — Ludwik, U.S. oncologist, *1904. See G. virus, G. leukemia virus. * * * gross grōs adj 1 a) glaringly or flagrantly obvious b) visible without the aid of a microscope: MACROSCOPIC <gross lesions> compare OCCULT …
