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liver
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A
Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)She had - he informed her - kidney trouble , liver trouble , and a severe female disorder . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The liver weighed 2090 gm. , was brown in color , and the cut surface was mottled by irregular pale areas . Some liver cord cells contained vacuolated cytoplasm , while others had small amounts of brown hemosiderin pigment . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)In attempting to improve specificity of staining , the fluorescein labeled antisera used in both direct and indirect methods were treated in one of several ways : ( 1 ) They were passed_through Dowex-2-chloride twice and treated with acetone insoluble powders ( Coons , 1958 ) prepared from mouse liver or from healthy sweet_clover stems or crown_gall tissue produced by Agrobacterium_tumefaciens ( E._F._Smith + Townsend ) Conn , on sweet_clover stems . Two absorptions of * * f with ethyl_acetate or two absorptions of * * f ( which had been passed_through Dowex-2-chloride ) , NS and * * f with crown_gall tissue powder , or mouse liver powder did not further improve the specificity of staining . |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) liver of an animal used as meat
Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)After he 'd got_out fresh liver for Bast , he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish . Related terms variety_meat goose_liver chicken_liver tomalley calves'_liver |
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