Organ-specific
organ-specific adj.
Of, relating to, or being a serum produced by the injection of the cells from a certain organ or tissue from one animal into another, with the result that the serum destroys the cells of the corresponding organ.
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[awr-guh-nuh m] /ˈɔr gə nəm/ noun, plural organa [awr-guh-nuh] /ˈɔr gə nə/ (Show IPA), organums. 1. an organon. 2. Music. /ˈɔːɡənəm/ noun (pl) -na (-nə), -nums 1. a form of polyphonic music originating in the ninth century, consisting of a plainsong melody with parts added at the fourth and fifth 2. a variant of organon
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noun 1. a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- Organza
[awr-gan-zuh] /ɔrˈgæn zə/ noun, plural organzas. 1. a sheer rayon, nylon, or silk fabric constructed in plain weave and with a crisp finish, used in the manufacture of evening dresses, trimmings, etc. /ɔːˈɡænzə/ noun 1. a thin stiff fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, rayon, etc n. 1820, from French organsin (1660s), from Italian organzino, of […]
- Organzine
[awr-guh n-zeen] /ˈɔr gənˌzin/ noun 1. silk that has been additionally twisted in opposite directions, used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics. /ˈɔːɡənˌziːn; ɔːˈɡænziːn/ noun 1. a strong thread made of twisted strands of raw silk 2. fabric made of such threads