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Decade

a group or division of ten; especially, a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy.

alternative forms: decad] During this notable decade of years. (Gladstone)

Origin: f. Decade, L. Decas, -adis, fr. Gr, fr. Ten. See ten.


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A "fantasy" Species

It usually does take a few years to put a good story together. My own current idea has been in the making for almost a decade, and it really represents a synthesis of three separate projects I've been working on. I'm still working out all the details of how to put a story together, ...

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by alextemplet
Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:37 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A "fantasy" Species
Replies: 10
Views: 609

a SUPER DUPER DIFFICULT QUESTION!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

... in transpiration. Diffusion would take forever, but thanks to transpirational pull ( which utilizes the property above), transpiration does not a decade to bring a water molecule up the stem. But I can't think of anything else either than diffusion's mechanism that would explain how the property ...

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by thewax
Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:06 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a SUPER DUPER DIFFICULT QUESTION!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 996

a SUPER DUPER DIFFICULT QUESTION!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

... in transpiration. Diffusion would take forever, but thanks to transpirational pull ( which utilizes the property above), transpiration does not a decade to bring a water molecule up the stem. But I can't think of anything else either than diffusion's mechanism that would explain how the property ...

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by thewax
Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:43 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a SUPER DUPER DIFFICULT QUESTION!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 996

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... to natural probiotics, natural digestive enzymes, and maybe the Western medical field may admit the value of herbal remedies here in the next decade or two. Wow, can you imagine how cheap remedies would be if we all knew what to take to help our bodies adjust to Western Civilization? It may ...

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by Jennuan
Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:42 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483596

Biotech, the cure

Yeah, I agree with you there BioCore: in a decade or two it can be a whole new story with many good techniques to improve the quality of human life or cure some currently incurable medical conditions. I merely tried to point out that the picture ...

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by biohazard
Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:36 am
 
Forum: Bioinformatics
Topic: Biotech, the cure
Replies: 7
Views: 1433
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