| lindane | <chemical> An organochlorine insecticide that has been used as a pediculicide and a scabicide. It has been shown to cause cancer. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, insecticide, organochlorine. Chemical name: Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, (1alpha,2alpha,3beta,4alpha,5alpha,6beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| capon-comb-growth test | A test for androgenic activity, based upon the stimulation of comb growth in capons (castrated cockerels) or immature roosters. Synonym: capon-comb-growth test, cock's comb test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capon-comb unit | Amount of androgen needed to produce an increase in the capon comb surface of 20%. Synonym: capon-comb unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cock's comb test | A test for androgenic activity, based upon the stimulation of comb growth in capons (castrated cockerels) or immature roosters. Synonym: capon-comb-growth test, cock's comb test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comb-growth test | A test for androgenic activity, based upon the stimulation of comb growth in capons (castrated cockerels) or immature roosters. Synonym: capon-comb-growth test, cock's comb test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comb plate | <cell biology> Large flat organelles formed by the fusion of many cilia. Vertical rows of comb plates form the motile appendages of Ctenophores. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lady's comb | <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |