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  • 41Cryofixation — is a technique for fixation or stabilisation of biological materials as the first step in specimen preparation for electron microscopy. Typical specimens for cryofixation include small samples of plant or animal tissue, cell suspensions of… …

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  • 42plunge — /plunj/, v., plunged, plunging, n. v.t. 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one s heart. 2. to bring suddenly or forcibly into… …

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  • 43Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 44Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk …

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  • 45plunge — [[t]plʌ̱nʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ plunges, plunging, plunged 1) VERB If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. [V prep/adv] At least 50 people died when a bus… …

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  • 46dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest …

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  • 47plunge into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plunge into : present tense I/you/we/they plunge into he/she/it plunges into present participle plunging into past tense plunged into past participle plunged into 1) plunge into something to suddenly start… …

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  • 48dangling participle — dan′gling par′ticiple n. gram. use a participle or participial phrase, often found at the beginning of a sentence, that appears from its position to modify an element of the sentence other than the one it was intended to modify, as plunging in… …

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  • 49plunge — [c]/plʌndʒ / (say plunj) verb (plunged, plunging) –verb (t) 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into someone s heart. 2. to bring into some… …

  • 50Plunge — Plunge, n. 1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with… …

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