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Currency Adjustment Factor - CAF

A type of charge applied on top of freight costs by carriers servicing trade between the United States and Pacific Rim countries. The charge was developed due to costs that carriers incur from constantly changing exchange rates between the U.S.…

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formazan - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

A water insoluble colored compound of the general structure, RNH N=CR′ N=NR″, formed by reduction of a tetrazolium salt in the histochemical demonstration of oxidative enzymes; the R s are usually phenyl groups; examples include neotetrazolium,…

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https://etymology.enacademic.com › ... c.1300, from L. concubina (fem.), from concumbere to lie with, to lie together, to cohabit, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) ...

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sarsaparilla - Etymology dictionary

28.05.2020 — tropical American plant, 1570s, from Sp. zarzaparrilla, from zarza bramble (from Arabic sharas thorny plant or Basque sartzia bramble ) + parrilla, dim. of parra ...

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shar-pei - Useful english dictionary

17.04.2020 — ˈshäˈpā also ˈshär noun (plural shar peis) Usage: often capitalized S&P Etymology: Chinese (Cantonese) sà sand + péi fur : any of an ancient breed of dogs ...

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cycasin - Medical dictionary

vor 12 Stunden — cy·ca·sin sī kə sən n a glucoside C8H16N2O7 that occurs in cycads and results in toxic and carcinogenic effects when introduced into mammals * * * cy·ca·sin ...

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Lassar paste - Medical dictionary

28.09.2020 — Look at other dictionaries: Lassar paste plain zinc paste — Las·sar paste, plain zinc paste (lahsґər) [Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist, 1849–1908] see under ...

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soteriology - Etymology dictionary

20.10.2020 — 1847, in reference to health; 1864 in reference to salvation, from Gk. soteria “preservation, salvation,” from soizein save, preserve + OLOGY (Cf. ology)

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chondroglossus - Medical dictionary

26.10.2020 — See c. muscle. [chondro + G. glossa, tongue] * * * chon·dro·glos·sus .kän drə gläs əs, drō n, pl glos·si gläs .ī, ē a muscle arising from the lesser cornu of the hyoid ...

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median cubital vein - Medical dictionary

09.08.2020 — n a continuation of the cephalic vein of the forearm that passes obliquely toward the inner side of the arm in the bend of the elbow to join with the ulnar veins in ...