Leanness
71emaciation — excessive leanness or wasting of body tissue …
72lean — lean1 /leen/, v., leaned or (esp. Brit.) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned… …
73thin — thinly, adv. thinness, n. /thin/, adj., thinner, thinnest, adv., v., thinned, thinning. adj. 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the… …
74Craze for Curbing Carbs — ▪ 2005 Despite lingering concerns about the effectiveness and possible health risks of low carbohydrate diets, almost 12% of Americans some 34 million persons were thought to be on carb restrictive diets in 2004, a number great enough to… …
75animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… …
76meat processing — Introduction preparation of meat for human consumption. Meat is the common term used to describe the edible portion of animal tissues and any processed or manufactured products prepared from these tissues. Meats are often classified… …
77Some common diseases of fish — ▪ Table Some common diseases of fish name(s) of disease causative agent nature of disease mouth fungus (cotton wool disease) bacterium (Chondrococcus columnaris) funguslike disease inaccurately named, since causative agent is a bacterium; a… …
78Jusepe de Ribera — Jusepe de Ribera † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jusepe de Ribera Called also SPAGNOLETTO, L ESPAGNOLET (the little Spaniard) Painter born at Jativa, 12 Jan., 1588; died at Naples, 1656. Fantastic accounts have been given of his early… …
79emaciation — noun a) The act of making very lean. b) The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. See Also: emaciate …
80ractopamine — noun A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat …
