artificial — artificial, factitious, synthetic, ersatz mean not brought into being by nature but by human art or effort or by some process of manufacture. They are not often interchangeable because of differences in some of their implications and in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Artificial respiration — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.93 MeSH … Wikipedia
artificial rain — artificial rain, a fall of rain induced by seeding clouds with pellets of compressed carbon dioxide or any one of certain other substances designed to encourage precipitation … Useful english dictionary
artificial — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tɪfɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology. ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours … English dictionary
Artificial induction of immunity — Immunity against infections that can cause serious illness is generally beneficial. Since Pasteur provided support for a germ theory of infectious disease, we have increasingly induced immunity against a widening range of diseases to prevent the… … Wikipedia
artificial gene — Genetics. a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene. [1970 75] * * * artificial gene, nucleic acids, sometimes in combination with other substances, that are joined… … Useful english dictionary
artificial food additives — man made substances which are added to food (to improve flavor, shelf life, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Inventions in medieval Islam — A significant number of inventions were developed in the medieval Islamic world, a geopolitical region that has at various times extended from Al Andalus and Africa in the west to the Indian subcontinent and Malay Archipelago in the east.… … Wikipedia
Diamond simulant — Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976. The high price of gem grade diamonds, as well as significant ethical concerns of… … Wikipedia
Musk — This article is about the musk odor. For the MuSK receptor, see MuSK protein. For the entrepreneur, see Elon Musk. For the locality in Australia, see Musk, Victoria. Moschus moschiferus, Siberian musk deer Musk is a class of aromatic substances… … Wikipedia
