CELL
The smallest structural part of living matter capable of functioning as an independent unit.
The smallest structural part of living matter capable of functioning as an independent unit.
A polysaccharide of glucose units that is the basic building block of plant cells (cp _cotton; jute_). Also used as a basic raw material in the manufacture of rayon and acetate. About 96% of cotton fibre is cellulose.
(c or C) – An international thermometric scale (cp _centigrade_).
1. A substance that connects two materials when hardened. 2. A powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide and magnesia burned together in a kiln, and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete; also, _Portland cement._
(c or C) – A scale for measuring temperature. On the centigrade scale, water boils at 100oC and freezes at 0oC
The brain, spinal cord and connecting nerve tissues. These organs supervise and coordinate the activity of the entire nervous system. Sensory impulses are transmitted into the central nervous system from the brain, and motor impulses are transmitted into muscles and organs.
Thin, flat pieces of fired clay, attached to walls, floors, or other surfaces.
see _cubic feet per minute_
Colony Forming Units (CFU) – A descriptive acronym used in assessing the growth of micro organisms on fabrics or surfaces. CFU/m3 is an abbreviation for colony forming units per cubic meter of air, or the number of micro organisms that were able to grow on dip slide or agar dish of a given surface size,…
To convert to charcoal or carbon by the application of heat; to bum slightly