| shake c. |
a culture made by inoculating warm liquid agar culture medium in a tube and shaking to distribute contents evenly. Incubation of the resolidified culture allows the development of separated colonies; especially applicable to obligate anaerobes.
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| shaker foal s. |
a type of botulism in young horses, accompanied by flaccid tetraparesis and inability to swallow, so that there is risk of aspiration pneumonia.
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| shakes |
Naturally occurring cracks in timber; in building timbers, shakes can appear quite dramatic, but strength is not always impaired.
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| shakes |
pieces of barrels or casks broken down to save space. They are worth very little, leading to the phrase "no great shakes".
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