| curb |
a stone, concrete, or wooden barrier paralleling the side of the roadway. Curbs guide vehicles and safeguard bridge trusses, railings, and other structures outside the roadway. Curbs also protect pedestrians on sidewalks from colliding with vehicles
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| Curie |
A unit for measuring the activity of a radioactive nuclide. By definition, 1 C i = 3.700 x 10 10 disintegrations per second.
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| curette |
a sharp, spoon-shaped instrument. Curettage is the process of scraping a cavity with a curette, eg, to remove abnormal tissue.
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| curing |
The process of changing the physical properties of a resin or adhesive by chemical reaction, which may be in the form of condensation, polymerization, or vulcanization, and which is usually accomplished by the action of heat and catalytic action, alone or in combination, with or without pressure.
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/earth/diction...
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| curette |
A scooplike medical instrument used for scraping body tissues; often used during abortions or other gynecological procedures.
Ãâó: www.sexualcounselling.com/Glossary/Glossaryc.htm
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