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quasi-contract

(plural: quasi-contracts)

Another name for a contract implied in law, which acts as a remedy for a dispute between two parties that don't have a contract. A quasi-contract is a legal obligation—not a traditional contract—which is decided by a judge for one party to compensate the other. Thus, a quasi-contract is a retroactive judgment to correct a circumstance in which one party acquires something at the expense of the other.
"It is not always simple to know if there is a contract, a quasi-contract or a damage award."
by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023
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megacaryocyte

(plural: megacaryocytes)

Alternative form of megakaryocyte.
"Under appropriate culture conditions, the megacaryocyte burst-forming cell can develop into 40 to 500 megacaryocytes within 1 week."
by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023
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ne'er-do-weel

(plural: ne'er-do-weels)

Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.
"She was abandoned by her ne'er-do-weel father."
by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023
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carboxymethylcellulose

(plural: carboxymethylcelluloses)

(alternative form: carboxymethyl cellulose)

A cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone. It is often used as its sodium salt, sodium carboxymethylcellulose. It used to be marketed under the name Tylose, a registered trademark of SE Tylose.
"NPB304 was suspended in a 0.5% solution of carboxymethylcellulose."
by CToad7 ALT March 15, 2023
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trivalve

(plural: trivalves)

Anything having three valves, especially a shell.
"There is, however, an instrument similar to these trivalve instruments in the museum at Athens."
by CToad7 ALT March 14, 2023
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monochromator

(plural: monochromators)

An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.
"The plasma emission spectra were measured with the use of a monochromator device."
by CToad7 ALT March 15, 2023
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makwerekwere

(alternative forms: amakwerekwere and kwerekwere)

A term used by black people to refer to foreign Africans.
""Makwerekwere" is a slur that is mostly used in South Africa."
by CToad7 ALT March 16, 2023
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