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111steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or …
112wilt — wilt1 /wilt/, v.i. 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day s hard work. v.t. 3. to cause to wilt. n. 4. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a… …
113art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …
114Polyporales — ▪ order of fungi large order of pore fungi within the phylum Basidiomycota (kingdom Fungi). The 2,300 known species have conspicuous sporophores (fruiting bodies), sometimes mushroomlike, the spore bearing layer (hymenium) appearing either… …
115skin disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. General features Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are… …
116Thielavia basicola — noun fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families • Syn: ↑brown root rot fungus • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Thielavia, ↑genus Thielavia …
117Xylaria mali — noun fungus causing black root rot in apples • Syn: ↑black root rot fungus • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Xylaria, ↑genus Xylaria …
118Haustorium — In botany, a haustorium (plural haustoria ) is the hyphal tip of a parasitic fungus or of the root of a parasitic plant (such as in the broomrape family), that penetrates the host s tissue, but stays outside the host cell membrane.Fungi in all… …
119Cucujoidea — Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis Scientific classification Kingdom …
120Gravitropism — [or geotropism ] is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. Charles Darwin was one of the first Europeans to document that roots show positive gravitropism and stems show negative gravitropism . That is, roots… …
