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pear

(Science: botany) The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below. Pear blight.

(Science: botany) The larva of a sawfly which is very injurious to the foliage of the pear tree.

Origin: OE. Pere, AS. Peru, L. Pirum: cf. F. Poire. Cf. Perry.


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Re: Clarification of the Various Metabolic Pathways

... being used to reduce oxygen to water (well, an oxygen radical and then a hydroperoxide, really, but ultimately it’s water). …and a partridge in a pear tree. I think that’s everything. I’ll take your word for it about the -220 kJ thing. I’d have to look that up to be sure. What is that, the heat ...

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by blcr11
Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:20 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Clarification of the Various Metabolic Pathways
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fungal disease vs bacterial disease

... for example if i use Copper salt in a high density and so many applications per month to control <Pseudomona syringae pv. syringae> in pear bacteriosis, the bacteria will be more resistant to this controlling method. The different with the fungal, is that they make their vital cycle ...

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by Cristgonz
Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:28 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: fungal disease vs bacterial disease
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A Monkey's Uncle

... And each cumulative mutation would take them further apart. (I also contend that there just might be a shortcut. This goes on to your sponge and pear tree point (see further down)). We are waving this DNA sequencer tool around (for example) like it was a brand new toy and making all kinds of ...

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by JDavidE
Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:58 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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Effect of different concentration of enzymes on H2O2....

well the amount of H2O2 in Cm3 or Ml, also im very stuck on how to vary the concentration of catalase(pear) because i dont know how many time i use it. would i have for example, two beakers one with a lot of pear and one with less or would this not work out? im so stuck. my ...

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by bio_chick89
Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:30 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Effect of different concentration of enzymes on H2O2....
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Effect of different concentration of enzymes on H2O2....

... is enough to see plenty of bubbles. As for the amount, we use 100µl, but it really depends on the size of your samples. Enough to cover a cube of pear I'd say... It also depends on how much H2O2 you can have.

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by canalon
Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:02 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Effect of different concentration of enzymes on H2O2....
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