Asphalt paper
paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
Historical Examples
It is a good plan to wrap bud wood in tar or asphalt paper when storing it.
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an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of to aspartic acid and ammonia, used in the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. asparaginase as·par·a·gin·ase (ə-spār’ə-jə-nās’, -nāz’) n. A bacterial enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine and is used in the treatment of leukemia.
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a white, crystalline, amino acid, NH 2 COCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, soluble in water, obtained from certain plants, especially legumes, and used chiefly as a nutrient in culture media for certain bacteria. Symbol: N. Abbreviation: Asn; Historical Examples The diuretic action is extremely feeble, and neither the plant nor asparagine is now used medicinally. Encyclopaedia […]