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Guest

1. A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay. To cheer his gueste, whom he had stayed that night. (Spenser) True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest. Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. (Pope)

Origin: oe. Gest, as. Gaest, gest; akin to os, D, & g. Gust, Icel gestr, Sw. Gast, dan. Gjast, goth. Gast, Russ. Goste, and to L. Hostis enemy, stranger; the meaning stranger is the older one, but the root is unknown. Cf. Host an army, hostile.


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Backatcha baby!

... we have covered all of our bases in the event of a possible lawsuit. In cases where an error in judgement on my part might cause harm to one of my guests, I prefer to err on the side of caution.

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by ladykat324
Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:57 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
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The Fiber Disease

... Plasmodium. From hookworms to tapeworms to guinea worms, you will learn the ins and outs (literally) of these sometimes deadly, always unwanted guests. The guinea worm, a parasitic nematode, lives in the abdomen of humans. After a female guinea worm mates, she leaves to release larvae by way ...

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by J Jill
Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:22 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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... for you to bring my family into whatever it is you're trying to accomplish. I'll make sure to notify the police to prepare for possible uninvited guests. what do ya say old girl.... is it a date? i can even bring the pudding since i'm not contagious and my house isn't contaminated. this is your ...

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by SarahBione
Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:56 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... applications, particularly with regard to protein adsorption to the separated microphases. immobilizing atomic or molecular domains of various guests. The atomic/molecular level dispersion of inorganic guest(s) within a dendrimer host is achieved by reactive encapsulation. Size, shape, size ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:54 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... sensing of toxic metal salts is proposed. Ligand libraries formed from combinations of simple subunits, which may potentially bind toxic metal ion-guests, will be generated using single-pot methods. The most effective ligands will be contacted with aqueous phases containing the metal ion and will ...

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by London
Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:54 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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