| warfarin-7-hydroxylase | <enzyme> Hydroxylates warfarin in presence of cytochrome p-450 and NADPH Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| wariangle | <zoology> The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); called also wurger, worrier, and throttler. Alternative forms: warriangle, weirangle, etc. Origin: OE. Wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS. Wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. Wargs (in comp), G. Wurgengel, i. E, destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E. Worry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warine | <zoology> A South American monkey, one of the sapajous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warison | 1. Preparation; protection; provision; supply. 2. Reward; requital; guerdon. "Wit and wisdom is good warysoun." (Proverbs of Hending) Origin: OF. Warison safety, supplies, cure, F. Guerison cure. See Warish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warlock | A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp. Alternative forms: warluck] "It was Eyvind Kallda's crew Of warlocks blue, With their caps of darkness hooded!" (Longfellow) Origin: OE. Warloghe a deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. Wrloga a belier or breaker of his agreement, word, or pledge; wr covenant, troth (aki to L. Verus true; see Very) + loga a liar (in comp), leogan to lie. See Lie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warm | 1. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment. "Then shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn; for he will take thereof and warm himself." (Isa. Xliv 15) "Enough to warm, but not enough to burn." (Longfellow) 2. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven. "I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial writings." (Pope) "Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed." (Keble) Origin: AS. Wearmian. See Warm. 1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk. "Whose blood is warm within." "Warm and still is the summer night." (Longfellow) 2. Having a sensation of heat, especially. Of gentle heat; glowing. 3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt. 4. Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable. "Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!" (Milton) "Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart." (Pope) "They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad mouths at." (Addison) "I had been none of the warmest of partisans." (Hawthor) 5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate. "Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't." (Dryden) 6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich. "Warm householders, every one of them." (W. Irving) "You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within five miles round him." (Goldsmith) 7. In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed. "Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm," children say at blindman's buff." (Black) 8. Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; said of colours, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds. Synonym: Ardent, zealous, fervent, glowing, enthusiastic, cordial, keen, violent, furious, hot. Origin: AS. Wearm; akin to OS, OFries, D, & G. Warm, Icel. Varmr, Sw. & Dan. Varm, Goth. Warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith. Virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. Gharma heat, OL. Formus warm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warm agglutinins | Antibody that reacts with an antigen that is a normal component of the body. Obviously this can lead to some problems and autoimmunity has been proposed as a causative factor in a number of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. See: systemic lupus erythematosus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myasthenia gravis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| warm antibody | <haematology, immunology> most IgG antibodies react better at 37쵣 than at lower temperatures, especially against red cell antigens. These are the warm antibodies as contrasted with cold agglutinins, especially IgM, that agglutinate below 28쵣. (18 Nov 1997) |
| warm autoantibody | An autoantibody that reacts optimally at 37캜. (05 Mar 2000) |
| warm-blooded | <physiology> Having warm blood; applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See Homoiothermal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warm-blooded animal | <biology, zoology> An organism that maintains a constant internal body temperature. (09 Oct 1997) |
| warm-cold haemolysin | Haemolysin which combines with red blood cells at temperatures below 20캜 and are eluted at warmer temperatures, e.g., 30 to 37캜. See: Donath-Landsteiner cold autoantibody, haemagglutinating cold autoantibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| warm-hearted | Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic. Warm"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warmouth | <zoology> An American freshwater bream, or sunfish (Chaenobryttus gulosus). Synonym: red-eyed bream. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warmth | 1. The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth. "Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments." (Addison) 2. A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth. "Spiritual warmth, and holy fires." "That warmth . . . Which agrees with Christian zeal." (Sprat) 3. The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colours; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of colour. Synonym: Zeal, ardor, fervor, fervency, heat, glow, earnestness, cordiality, animation, eagerness, excitement, vehemence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wave length |
In simple terms, the horizontal distance between successive wave crests measured perpendicular to the crests. However, in a random sea, a variety of interpretations of this are possible. A commonly used definition is the so-called zero-upcrossing length, which is the horizontal distance between two successive upcrossings of the mean water level. See wave frequency, wave height, wave period.
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| washout |
The removal of solid and gaseous material from the air and its deposition on the earth's surface due to capture by falling precipitation.
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| wavelength |
The distance between two corresponding points on any two consecutive waves. For visible light it is very small and is generally measured in nanometres.
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| wax |
(AS weax, wax) Esters of alcohol higher than glycerol, which are insoluble in water and difficult to hydrolyze; wax forms protective waterproof layers on leaves, stems, fruits, animal fur and integuments of insects.
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| walking |
A method for cloning large regions of a chromosome. Starting from a known site, a gene library is screened for clones that hybridize to DNA probes taken from the ends of the first clone. These clones are then isolated, and their ends used to screen the library again. These clones are then isolated and their ends used, and so on. See gene walking; chromosome walking.
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| WA | an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii |
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| WA | stop sleeping |
| WA | cause to become awake or conscious |
| WA | common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries |
| WA | any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower |
| WA | (military) signal to wake up |
| WA | a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat |
| WA | carefully observant or attentive |
| WA | (of sleep) easily disturbed |
| WA | a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world |
| WA | a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep |
| WA | (of sleep) deep and complete |