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(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
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| curse |
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" execration: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" hex: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bane: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" a severe affliction excommunicate: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
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| culture shock |
a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
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accumulative: increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
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(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine" the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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