| FID | flame ionization detector; free induction decay; fungal immunodiffusion |
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| FPD | feto-pelvic disproportion; flame photometric detector |
| MFID | multielectrode flame ionization detector |
| fractional sterilization | Exposure to a temperature of 100캜 (flowing steam) for a definite period, usually an hour, on each of several days; at each heating the developed bacteria are destroyed; spores, which are unaffected, germinate during the intervening periods and are subsequently destroyed. Synonym: discontinuous sterilization, intermittent sterilization, tyndallization. (05 Mar 2000) |
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