... EditorsTeresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics,Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science,University of ManchesterRichard Cammack (Managing Editor) Professor of Biochemistry, King's ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – itcomprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). Insolutions of ... a decade since the first edition of the OxfordDictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors andscientific...
... PROCESSING.adsorption Adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of one substance to the surface of another withoutabsorption. An example is adsorption of water tothe surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-fused ... gravitationalfield of the earth. Used for the precise determina-tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of the ampere.ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. Thequantity of electricity ... Abbreviation of airborne (or aircraft) earlywarning.aF Abbreviation of ATTOFARAD.AF Abbreviation of AUDIO FREQUENCY.AFC 1. Abbreviation of AUTOMATIC FREQUENCYCONTROL. 2. Abbreviation of AUDIO-FRE-QUENCY...
... determination of the direction of a source of electromagnetic energy, on account of the motion of the source and/or the detectingapparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-ent positions of the ... changes at the rate of 1 abampere per sec-ond induces a potential of 1 abvolt.ABL Abbreviation of Automated Biology Laboratory(NASA).abmho The obsolete unit of conductance and of conductivity ... magnetic equator. An imag-inary line drawn on a map of the world or of anarea that connects points of zero inclination (dip) of the needle of a magnetic compass.ACM Abbreviation for Association...
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... helpful than any other dictionaryof modern quotations. TONY AUGARDE (1) Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the “How to Use this Dictionary section of this book refer to ... 1879-19706.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969The OxfordDictionaryof Quotations Preface What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable ... secondary source. HOW TO.3 Index If you remember part of a quotation and want to know the rest of it, or who said it, you can trace it by means of the index (1). The index lists the most significant...
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