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| 883.1 | Chemistry stuff | SMURF::CALIPH::binder | Simplicitas gratia simplicitatis | Wed Apr 17 1991 17:09 | 12 |
| Isobestic and isobetic are variant spellings of isosbestic.
An isosbestic point is the wavelength at which the absorption of light
by a liquid remains constant as the acidity varies, or, more generally,
as the state of equilibrium between two interconvertible substances or
states shifts.
Geesh, it's a good thing my dad was an organic chemistry professor for
all those years, huh? It's also a good thing I've got the phone number
for the local public library, because I ain't at home with my chem texts right now.
-d
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| 883.2 | Bio/Medical Stuff | ODIXIE::LAMBKE | ACE is the place | Wed Apr 17 1991 22:02 | 13 |
| I am on the look-out for everyday ways to use these bio/medical terms:
synergy
symbiosis
morbidity
and my favorites:
T.I.A. - Transient Ischemic Attack -- "I, er, um, what was I saying?"
Lipodystrophy -- "So fat you can't even move"
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| 883.3 | Everyday biomedical usage | SMURF::SMURF::BINDER | Simplicitas gratia simplicitatis | Thu Apr 18 1991 00:53 | 11 |
| Here's a pretty everyday use of symbiosis. In one form, that is. At
least the concept is an everyday one where I work as a tech writer:
The relationship between an engineer and a technical writer can be
a symbiotic one - each can help the other produce a better product
and thereby benefit in return.
The next puzzle is what's the correct word for a thing that exists in
symbiosis with another thing? :-)
-d
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| 883.4 | | JIT081::DIAMOND | This note is illegal tender. | Thu Apr 18 1991 04:45 | 3 |
| Every year, a vote is held among member countries to choose which
microprocessor architecture is the best one for standardization.
The chosen device is then known as the ISO BEST IC.
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| 883.5 | | BIGUN::SIMPSON | Please, let me put it in a little way. | Thu Apr 18 1991 10:53 | 6 |
| re .3
> The next puzzle is what's the correct word for a thing that exists in
> symbiosis with another thing? :-)
Symbiont.
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| 883.6 | New Jack Lubricity | STAR::RDAVIS | Fifteen minutes of blowing my top | Fri Apr 19 1991 19:00 | 7 |
| I often hear "synergy" and "symbiosis" used non-medically. They're
popular buzzwords in contempory criticism.
"Morbidity" is a favorite of mine as well. I named one of my tape
compilations "Morbid Lubricity".
Ray
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| 883.7 | new definition | ODIXIE::LAMBKE | ACE is the place | Wed Apr 24 1991 18:44 | 4 |
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synergy - those members of the clergy who habitually do no-no's.
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