elongation
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"Definitely the elongation of the vowels like 'cheeeeese'!"
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
That gradual elongation happened because workers were moving farther from their workplaces, often forced to the margins by the rising cost of housing in job centers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023
The research team found that SCFAs such as acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids induce dendrite elongation by inhibiting an enzyme called histone deacetylase.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023
By revealing the exact mechanism through which SCFAs trigger dendritic elongation, this study has paved the way for new drugs that directly target dendritic cells.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023
Calcification and ossification of blood-vessels are frequent when the latter become dilated, as in aneurisms, whether these occur as circumscribed tumors or as a serpentine elongation and widening of the affected vessel.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Vocabulary lists containing elongation
Mechanical Engineering
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