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  • 61DCD — developmental coordination disorder; differential current density; Diploma in Chest Diseases; disorders of cortical development; donation (after) cardiac death; dynamic cooling device …

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  • 62TECU — thermoelectric cooling unit …

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  • 63algor mortis — al·gor mor·tis mȯrt əs n the gradual cooling of the body following death …

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  • 64Brinell hardness — Bri·nell hardness brə .nel n the hardness of a metal or alloy measured by hydraulically pressing a hard ball under a standard load into the specimen Brinell Johan August (1849 1925) Swedish engineer. After studying the internal composition of… …

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  • 65Dulong and Petit's law — Du·long and Pe·tit s law d(y)ü .lȯŋ ən pə tēz , d(y)ü n a law in physics and chemistry: the specific heats of most solid elements multiplied by their atomic weights are nearly the same averaging a little over six calories per degree Celsius per… …

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  • 66eccrine gland — n any of the rather small sweat glands that produce a fluid secretion without removing cytoplasm from the secreting cells and that are restricted to the human skin called also eccrine sweat gland * * * eccrine sweat gland an ordinary, or simple,… …

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  • 67epilating wax — ep·i·lat·ing wax ep ə .lāt iŋ n a mixture of resins and waxes designed to remove cosmetically undesirable hair by being applied hot to a surface and pulled away with the embedded hairs after cooling …

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  • 68heat exchanger — heat ex·chang·er iks .chānj ər n a device (as in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood circulation) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix * * * a device placed in an extracorporeal circulation circuit to… …

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  • 69peppermint oil — n an oil that has a strong peppermint odor and produces a cooling sensation in the mouth, is obtained from peppermint, and is used chiefly as a flavoring agent and as a carminative * * * [NF] the volatile oil distilled from the fresh above ground …

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  • 70rubbing alcohol — rub·bing alcohol rəb iŋ . n a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropyl alcohol * * * [USP] a preparation of acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and 68.5 to 71.5 per… …

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