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  • 31anabaena — ˌanəˈbēnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anabainein to go up, shoot up, from ana + bainein to go more at come 1. capitalized : a genus of freshwater blue green algae (family Nostocaceae) having cells in beadlike filaments and often… …

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  • 32Contaminate — Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con + root of… …

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  • 33Contaminated — Contaminate Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con …

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  • 34Contamination — Con*tam i*na tion (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35deionized — de*i on*ized a. (Chem.) freed from ions by a process of deionization; as, deionized water. Note: In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often require water free from contaminating ions, and the ordinary distilled water may be subjected to a… …

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  • 36deionizer — de*i on*iz er n. (Chem.) an apparatus used to remove ions from a solution; a common variant contains a mixture of cation exchange resin in the acid form and anion exchange resin in the hydroxyl form inside a replaceable cartridge; ions in aqueous …

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  • 37Infectious — In*fec tious, a. [Cf. F. infectieux.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious water; infectious vices. [1913… …

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  • 38contamination — noun Date: 15th century 1. a process of contaminating ; a state of being contaminated 2. contaminant …

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  • 39antiseptic — I. adjective Etymology: anti + Greek sēptikos putrefying, septic Date: 1751 1. a. opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b. acting or protecting like an… …

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  • 40defile — I. transitive verb (defiled; defiling) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to defile, from Old English fȳlan) of defoilen to trample, defile, from Anglo French defoiller, defuler, to trample, from de + fuller, foller to… …

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