Antiselection
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noun
see adverse selection
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of or relating to a gene that is derived from rna or complementary dna, is inserted in reverse orientation into a strand of dna, and is used in genetic engineering to regulate genetic expression of a trait. antisense an·ti·sense (ān’tē-sěns’, ān’tī-) adj. of, relating to, or being nucleotide sequences that mimic dna sequences but cannot […]
- Sensitivity
the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness. physiology. the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; irritability. degree of susceptibility to stimulation. electricity. the ability of a radio device to react to incoming signals, expressed as the minimum input signal required to produce a specified output signal with […]
- Sensitize
to render . photography. to render (a film or the like) to light or other forms of radiant energy. immunology. to render to an antigenic substance. to become sensitized. historical examples to sensitize, immerse the silk in a 20 grain solution of silver nitrate for about sixteen minutes. photographic amus-m-nts, ninth edition walter e. woodbury […]
- Sensuality
nature: the sensuality of keats’s poetry. unrestrained indulgence in pleasures. lewdness; unchast-ty. contemporary examples the spring collection was intended to expound on the female body, sensuality and skin–but not nudity. louis vuitton, chanel, mcqueen cap paris spring 2013 fashion week shows robin givhan october 2, 2012 it is in no way my job to embody […]
- Antisepsis
destruction of the microorganisms that produce or septic disease. historical examples anaesthesia, antisepsis, and the natural methods of cure were all antic-p-ted in the medieval time. the popes and science james j. walsh yet, after all, here was the germ of the idea of antisepsis. a history of science, volume 2(of 5) henry smith williams […]