| Ts cell | suppressor T cell(= T8 cell) |
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| BC | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Baccal-aureus Chirurgiae]; back care; bactericidal concentration; basal ce... |
| DRBC | denaturated red blood cell; dog red blood cell; donkey red blood cell |
| EC | effective concentration; ejection click; electrochemical; electron capture; embryonal carcinoma; eme... |
| FLC | family life cycle; fatty liver cell; fetal liver cell; Friend leukemia cell |
| plant tumours | A localised proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumours or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| plant viruses | Viruses parasitic on plants higher than bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wind-plant | <botany> A windflower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| submersed plant | Plants growing with their root, stems, and leaves completely under the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| day neutral plant | <botany> Plants that flower regardless of day length. (09 Oct 1997) |
| DNA, plant | Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dove plant | <botany> A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove. Synonym: Holy Spirit plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ice plant | <botany> A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass. Ice skate = a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; especially. An athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indicator plant | Plant species indicating some specific characteristic of a certain locality. (09 Oct 1997) |
| emersed plant | Plants growing with their roots and a portion of the shoot below the water and the remainder of the shoot above the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| transgenic plant | Genetically engineered plantor offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated organisms, such as from a virus, animal, or other plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flax-plant | <botany> A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fibre which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| T-cell-rich, B-cell lymphoma | <tumour> A B-cell lymphoma in which more than 90% of the cells are of T-cell origin, masking the large cells that form the neoplastic B-cell component. See: adult T-cell lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000) |