| antacid | <pharmacology> A substance that counteracts or neutralises acidity, usually of the stomach. Origin: L. Acidus = sour (16 Dec 1997) |
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| dissolve | To change or cause to change from a solid to a dispersed form by immersion in a fluid of suitable properties. Origin: L. Dis-solvo, pp. -solutus, to loose asunder, to dissolve (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid-fast | <microbiology> A term used to denote bacteria that are not decolorised by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin. The presence of acid fast organisms can be found in cultures that contain mycobacteria or some of the nocardiae. (12 Jul 2000) |
| acid-fast stain | <technique> A staining technique used to determine the cell wall property of a microorganism. After stained with dye such as hot carbolfuschin, an acid-fast organism, (for example Mycobacterium species) will retain the colour in its cell wall after being washed with acid-alcohol. (13 Nov 1997) |
| arsenic-fast | Resistant to the poisonous action of arsenic; denoting especially spirochetes and other protozoan parasites, which acquire resistance after repeated administration of the drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bielschowsky, Max | <person> German neuropathologist, 1869-1940. See: Bielschowsky's disease, Bielschowsky's stain, Jansky-Bielschowsky disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bockhart, Max | <person> German physician, 1883-1921. See: Bockhart's impetigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burger, Max | <person> German physician, *1885. See: Burger-Grutz syndrome, Burger-Grutz disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Madlener, Max | <person> German surgeon, 1868-1951. See: Madlener operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Max | Transcription factor: forms homodimers which then interact with CACGTG motif of DNA repressively, but will form heterodimers with Myc that bind the same motif with greater affinity and activate the downstream gene. (18 Nov 1997) |
| centrifugal fast analyzer | An automatic spectrophotometer that uses centrifugal force to mix samples and reagents, and propels the reactants at high speed about a detector that makes multiple absorbance readings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Max von | <person> German hygienist, 1853-1927. See: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gutzeit, Max | <person> German chemist, 1847-1915. See: Gutzeit's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clara, Max | <person> Austrian anatomist, *1899. See: Clara cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wachstein, Max | <person> U.S. Histologist and pathologist, 1905-1965. See: Wachstein-Meissel stain for calcium-magnesium-ATPase. (05 Mar 2000) |