| POE | pediatric orthopedic examination; physician order entry; point of entry; polyoxyethylene; postoperat... |
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| proof | 1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. "For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof." (Spenser) "You shall have many proofs to show your skill." (Ford) "Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof." (Ure) 2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. "I'll have some proof." (Shak) "It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases." (Emerson) Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. Demonstration. 3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. 4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. 5. A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; called also proof sheet. 6. <mathematics> A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove. 7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. Artist's proof, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; often distinguished by the artist's signature. Proof reader, one who reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above. Synonym: Testimony, evidence, reason, argument, trial, demonstration. See Testimony. Origin: OF. Prove, proeve, F. Preuve, fr. L. Proba, fr. Probare to prove. See Prove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| proofreading | The property of certain polymerases e.g., DNA polymerase, to use their exonuclease activity to remove erroneously introduced bases and to replace them with the correct bases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bullet-proof | Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. Bullet tree. See Bully tree. Bullet wood, the wood of the bullet tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| French proof agar | A culture medium for fungi containing neopeptone or polypeptone agar and glucose, with final pH 5.6; it is the standard, most universally used medium in mycology and is the international reference. Modified Sabouraud's agar (Emmons modification) with less glucose is better for pigment development in the colonies. Synonym: French proof agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proof | the act of validating |
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| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
| proof | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
| proof | (printing) a trial impression made to check for errors |
| proof | (logic or mathematics) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
| proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
| proof | make resistant, as to water, sound, errors, etc. |
| proof | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk |
| proof | read for errors |
| proof | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
| proof | (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand |
| proof | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit |
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