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Descending

Descending

Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.

(Science: astronomy) descending constellations or signs, that point in a planets orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.

(Science: mathematics) descending series, a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.


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Could you help me out with these questions?

... amounts of water. Why? 2- Fow a few seconds after riding the express elevator from 20th floor to the ground floor, you still fell as if you are descending, even though you have come to stop.Why? 3- Someone has been suffering from extreme thirst, he drinks numerous glasses of water everyday and ...

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by cetinkaya
Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:36 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Could you help me out with these questions?
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Views: 488

urinary system question.

... out most of them. the proximal convoluted tubule is where reabsorption of filtrate components occur. the loop of henle (or nephron) consists of a descending limb that allows water to leave and an ascending limb that extrudes salt. there is also a distal convoluted tubule tht recieves molecules ...

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by ecsezandohs
Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:48 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: urinary system question.
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Views: 950

What are the 'holes' in this scenario?

... defense, and the scenario you're describing would benefit the eels, but not the pathogen. Add to this the trapped nature of the pathogen in the descending lines of eels, it's unlikely that the eels wouldn't have selective pressure to eliminate the pathogen. Of course, the whole premise of these ...

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by Darby
Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:26 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What are the 'holes' in this scenario?
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Views: 496

Protein precipitation

... sodium salts. among which sulphate, phosphate, acetate, citrate, tartrate, chromate, chloride, nitrate, and chlorate formed a series arranged in descending power of precipitation..." Now we have this: -a- 95% Ethanol ;) Note: Some of acids will precipitate albumin, the recovery depends on ...

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by Dr.Stein
Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:42 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Protein precipitation
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The Fiber Disease

... 96! first summer for me to live in cancun and work/volunteer as a diver., well, i loved nightdiving. On a dive i will never forget....when we were descending down for the dive in pitch black darkness, we all stayed hudled together so we would not lose anyone and take time away from our planned ...

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by London
Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:13 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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