| alternate host |
One of the two hosts of a pathogen where different stages of the life cycle occur on unrelated hosts. When several or many plant species are hosts of a given pathogen they are known as alternative hosts.
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| alternation of generations |
a sequence in a life cycle in which a haploid, gamete-producing phase is followed by a diploid, sporeproducing phrase; the spores of the latter reinitiate the haploid phase; also the reproduction by organisms that do not necessarily or precisely resemble the parent, but the grandparent
Ãâó: gmbis.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossMA.htm...
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| alternating current |
An electric current that reverses its direction periodically.
Ãâó: www.peakagents.ca/glossary/a5.htm
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| alternator |
Electric generator or dynamo producing alternating current, which is an electric current that reverses its direction periodically.
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| alternative medicine |
This phrase describes medical approaches that differ from Western, drug-based medicine. It includes Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, acupuncture, and homeopathy, among other treatments.
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/hivnews/aidscare/dec97/pullout.htm...
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