Liquefying
71The University of Cracow — The University of Cracow † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The University of Cracow The first documentary evidence regarding the scheme that King Casimir the Great conceived of establishing a university dates from 1362. Urban V favored the… …
72melting — 1. adjective /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ a) Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. What guards the purities of melting maids, / In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades [...]? b) Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful. 2. noun… …
73blender — noun A machine outfitted with sharp blades, for mashing, crushing or liquefying food ingredients. Syn: liquidizer, liquidiser, vitamiser, vitamizer See Also: blend …
74fusion — 1. Liquefaction, as by melting by heat. 2. Union, as by joining together; e.g., bone f.. 3. The blending of slightly different images from each eye into a single perception. 4. The joining of two or more adjacent teeth during their development by …
75gelatin — A derived protein formed from the collagen of tissues by boiling in water; it swells up when put in cold water, but dissolves only in hot water; used as a hemostat, plasma substitute, and protein food adjunct in malnutri …
76liquefacient — 1. Making liquid; causing a solid to become liquid. 2. Denoting a resolvant supposed to cause the resolution of a solid tumor by liquefying its contents. [L. lique facio, pres. p. faciens, to make fluid, fr. liqueo, to be liquid] * * *… …
77mucolytic — Capable of dissolving, digesting, or liquefying mucus. * * * mu·co·lyt·ic .myü kə lit ik adj hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans: tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin containing body secretions or components <mucolytic enzymes>… …
78streptodornase — A “dornase” (deoxyribonuclease) obtained from streptococci; used with streptokinase to facilitate drainage in septic surgical conditions. * * * strep·to·dor·nase .strep tō dȯr .nās, .nāz n a deoxyribonuclease from hemolytic streptococci that… …
79streptokinase — An extracellular metalloenzyme from hemolytic streptococci that cleaves plasminogen, producing plasmin, which causes the liquefaction of fibrin (same activity as staphylokinase and urokinase); thus, used in the removal of clots. SYN …
80Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… …
