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  • 71Infecting — Infect In*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infecting}.] [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See {Fact}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To taint with… …

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  • 72infect — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin infectus, past participle of inficere, from in + facere to make, do more at do Date: 14th century 1. to contaminate with a disease producing substance or agent (as bacteria) 2. a. to… …

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  • 73pollute — transitive verb (polluted; polluting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere, from por (akin to Latin per through) + luere (akin to Latin lutum mud, Greek lyma dirt, defilement) more at for Date: 14th century… …

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  • 74taint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English teynten to color & taynten to attaint; Middle English teynten, from Anglo French teinter, from teint, past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere; Middle English taynten, short for attaynten more at tinge,… …

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  • 75Endocarditis — eMedicine2|ped|2511 MeshID = D004696 Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. It usually involves the heart valves (native or prosthetic valves). Other structures which may be involved include the… …

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  • 76Pressure measurement — The construction of a bourdon tube gauge, construction elements are made of brass Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges. A… …

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  • 77Ion thruster — An ion thruster is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating ions. Ion thrusters are characterized by how they accelerate the ions, using either electrostatic or electromagnetic force.… …

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  • 78Dirty bomb — A dirty bomb is a speculative radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The purpose of the weapon is to contaminate the area around the explosion with radioactive material, hence the attribute dirty .… …

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  • 79Radiological weapon — A radiological weapon (or radiological dispersion device, RDD) is any weapon that is designed to spread radioactive material with the intent to kill, and cause disruption upon a city or nation. It is primarily known as a dirty bomb because it is… …

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  • 80Sanitation — is the hygienic means of preventing human contact from the hazards of wastes to promote health. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal… …

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