| separable | Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided; as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable from the substance in which they exist. Sep"arableness, Sep"arably, "Trials permit me not to doubt of the separableness of a yellow tincture from gold." (Boyle) Origin: L. Separabilis: cf. F. Separable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| minimum | <statistics> The smallest amount or lowest limit. (12 Jan 1998) |
| minimum light | Threshold of visual sensation, the minimal light intensity evoking a visual sensation. Synonym: achromatic threshold, minimum light threshold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minimum light threshold | Threshold of visual sensation, the minimal light intensity evoking a visual sensation. Synonym: achromatic threshold, minimum light threshold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minimum protein requirement | <nutrition> The age-dependent amount of protein required daily in the diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minimum temperature | In bacteriology, denoting a temperature below which growth will not take place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eagle's minimum essential medium | A tissue culture medium similar to Eagle's basal medium but with different amounts and a few exclusions (e.g., antibiotics and phenol red). (05 Mar 2000) |
| law of the minimum | Growth and development of plants and animals are determined by the availability of that essential nutrient which is present in the smallest amount. (05 Mar 2000) |