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resist

A substance used to prevent a colour or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the colour, etc, from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the colour so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibres. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.


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Different appearences b/w human and plant cells

... rigid that animal cells due to the cell wall matrix. Since turgor pressure is a factor all cells have to account for, cells without a cell wall to resist turgor pressure may have developed a more elliptical shape as this provides additional geometric support. Since plants do not have to worry about ...

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by Jesse2504
Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:01 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Different appearences b/w human and plant cells
Replies: 9
Views: 726

Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.

... With flippers like that I would imagine they could have swam to the island after getting lost at sea or traveled there by boat. And I couldn't resist trying a Fourier Transform on the eye angles. It worked! I still have one more small algorithm to add before I can get accurate angle numbers ...

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by GaryGaulin
Fri May 08, 2009 3:28 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.
Replies: 10
Views: 2618

Hydration of CO2 and Dehydration of Bicarbonate

... cause the cell to dehydrate anyway. It also depends on whether the cell is a plant cell or an animal cell. The cell walls are pretty tough and can resist a certain amount of pressure.

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by Picaq
Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Hydration of CO2 and Dehydration of Bicarbonate
Replies: 2
Views: 323

Solve medical mystery ~ yawn, stretch, tremors

... "freezing" but I was not cold. I remember the tremors being so painful. I can't say it's seizure activity because I can stop it if I resist the urge to stretch or yawn. But as soon as I let go, it's violent and painful. The it happenned again last night. This time it made me panic ...

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by pookieboo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:58 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Solve medical mystery ~ yawn, stretch, tremors
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

Re: pubic hair functions

I don't know about the skin burns thing. Evolution process is a long process and the only thing I could think of that pubes would resist friction from is pants, and clothing hasn't been around that long. I would say it functions as a scent collector which makes it a lot easier for the opposite ...

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by Darwin420
Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:05 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: pubic hair functions
Replies: 1
Views: 1000
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