| sedation |
The use of medication to calm down a patient.
Ãâó: www.dentistonweb.com/wisdomTooth/dictionary.shtml
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| sediment |
Material deposited by water, wind or glaciers.
Ãâó: www.nmlites.org/standards/science/glossary_5.htm
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| sediment |
In red wines, the deposit or residue that can accumulate in the bottle during the aging process. Not considered a negative quality, and can be separated from a well aged wine by decanting.
Ãâó: www.valleyvineyards.com/wine_glossary_stuv.htm
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| sediment |
(1) Matter in water which can be removed from suspension by gravity or mechanical means. (2) A non-combustible solid matter which settles out at bottom of a liquid; a small percentage is present in residual fuel oils. SEGREGATION - The tendency of refuse of varying compositions to deposit selectively in difference parts of the unit.
Ãâó: www.cleaver-brooks.com/GlossRW.html
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| sedentary |
Staying in one place. Sedentary bands of people lived in permanent or semi-permanent villages and raised crops to use as their own food supplies and also to use as trade items.
Ãâó: www.natureshift.org/history/glossary/g_first.html
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