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  • 51sag — I. verb (sagged; sagging) Etymology: Middle English saggen; akin to Middle Low German sacken to sink, Norwegian dialect sakka Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness 2. a.… …

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  • 52temper — I. transitive verb (tempered; tempering) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English temprian & Anglo French temprer, from Latin temperare to moderate, mix, temper; probably akin to Latin tempor , tempus time Date:… …

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  • 53tone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tun, ton, from Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos, literally, act of stretching; akin to Greek teinein to stretch more at thin Date: 14th century 1. vocal or musical sound of a… …

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  • 54Abiotic stress — is defined as the negative impact of non living factors on the living organisms in a specific environment. [cite web|url=http://www.biology online.org/dictionary/Abiotic stress|title=Abiotic Stress|publisher=Biology Online|accessdate=2008 05 04]… …

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  • 55Bolivia — This article is about the South American country. For other uses, see Bolivia (disambiguation). Plurinational State of Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia …

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  • 56Database — A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality (for example, the availability of rooms in hotels), in a way that supports… …

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  • 57Dhimmi — This article is about dhimmi in the context of Islamic law. For the neologism, see dhimmitude. This article is …

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  • 58Ecosystem — An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro organisms(biotic factors) in an area functioning together with all of the non living physical (abiotic) factors of the environment.Christopherson, RW (1996) Geosystems: An …

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  • 59Mica — For other uses, see Mica (disambiguation). Rock with mica …

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  • 60Theoretical ecology — Mathematical models developed in theoretical ecology predict complex food webs are less stable than simple webs.[1]:75–77[2]:64 …

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