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Irradiation

Irradiation treatment by ionising radiation, such as x-rays or radioactive sources such as radioactive iodine seeds. See:... Read More

Hydrophobic

Hydrophobic Definition The fear of mixing or reacting with water under a given set of reaction parameters is often referred... Read More

Tissue weighting factor

tissue weighting factor In radiation protection, a factor weighting the equivalent dose in a particular tissue or organ in... Read More

Deactivation

Definition noun The process of making inactive or the state of becoming less or not active anymore Supplement Deactivation... Read More

Assimilation

Assimilation Definition What is assimilation? Assimilation in biology is defined as the process in which living organisms... Read More

Lysogenic conversion

Lysogenic conversion --> lysogeny (Science: virology) The ability of some phages to survive in a bacterium as a result of... Read More

Ion

We have been introduced to ions in varied fields of Science like Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. This article takes you on... Read More

Blotting

Blotting (Science: molecular biology, procedure) general term for the transfer of protein, rna or dna molecules from a... Read More

Immunosuppressant

Definition noun, plural: immunosuppressants An agent capable of suppressing the body's immune response. adjective Of or... Read More

Photolysis

Photolysis Definition We define photolysis as a chemical process in which chemical compounds or molecules are split into... Read More

Acinetobacter lwoffii

Definition Noun A gram-negative aerobic and non-fermentative bacterium involved as a normal flora of the skin, perineum and... Read More