| anisotropic | Describes a structure whose appearance varies with the angle of observation. (12 Nov 1997) |
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| anisotropic disks | The dark-staining anisotropic cross striations in the myofibrils of muscle fibres, comprising regions of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments. Synonym: A disks, anisotropic disks, Q bands, Q disks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisotropic lipid | A lipid in the form of doubly refractive droplets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisotropic membrane | This type of synthetic membrane has an asymmetric pore structure: a thinfilm with tight pores backed by a thicker film with wider pores. Thistype of membrane is used for ultrafiltration andreverse osmosis, the porous side faces the feed stream and the tight-pored side faces the product stream. (09 Oct 1997) |