disease-germs

  • 31Adulteration of Food — • This act is defined as the addition of any non condimental substance to a food Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Adulteration of Food     Adulteration of Food      …

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  • 32Deutsche Tscheka — Die Deutsche Tscheka (Reichs Tscheka) war eine kommunistische Untergrundorganisation, die nach dem Scheitern des Hamburger Aufstands Ende 1923 gegründet wurde und offenbar bis Herbst 1924 existiert hat. In den Tscheka Prozessen gelang es der KPD …

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  • 33INOCULATION —    is the introduction of disease germs into the system, usually by puncture of the skin or hypodermic injection; many diseases so introduced assume a mild form, and render the subject not liable to the severe form. Inoculation for smallpox, the… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 34disinfect — dis•in•fect [[t]ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛkt[/t]] v. t. to cleanse of infection; destroy disease germs in • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF dis in•fec′tion, n. dis in•fec′tive, adj. dis in•fec′tor, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35disinfect — /ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt / (say .disin fekt) verb (t) to cleanse (rooms, clothing, etc.) from infection; destroy disease germs in. –disinfector, noun …

  • 36sterilization — The process by which an article is rendered free from disease germs, such as the disinfection of secondhand goods to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. 47 Am J1st Sec H D § 5. Ridding clothing and other articles, particularly milk bottles …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 37carrier — [kar′ē ər] n. [ME carier < carien, CARRY] 1. a person or thing that carries, as one who delivers mail or newspapers, or a train, bus, airplane, etc. 2. a) a person or company in the business of transporting goods or passengers b) a company in… …

    English World dictionary

  • 38germ warfare — n. the deliberate contamination of enemy territory with disease germs during a war …

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  • 39reticuloendothelial system — noun a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells • Syn: ↑RES • Hypernyms: ↑system • Part Holonyms: ↑immune system • Part Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 40white blood corpuscle — noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body s defense system • Syn: ↑leukocyte, ↑leucocyte, ↑white blood cell, ↑white cell, ↑white corpuscle, ↑WBC • Hypernyms: ↑blood cell …

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