Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In petrography, a prefix used to signify that a rock is glassy; in the quantitative system of classification of igneous rocks (see
rock ), indicating that the rock is megascopically glassy. Comparevitri- .
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Examples
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The prize was awarded specifically "for the development of in vitro fertilization."
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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Thirty-two years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, Dr. Robert Edwards -- the man who pioneered in vitro fertilization -- was finally awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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The prize was awarded specifically "for the development of in vitro fertilization."
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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For me, becoming a mother involved years of clinical help and round after round of in vitro fertilization.
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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For me, becoming a mother involved years of clinical help and round after round of in vitro fertilization.
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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Yesterday, at the age of 85 and 32 years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, Dr. Robert Edwards, who with his colleague Patrick Steptoe pioneered in vitro fertilization, was finally awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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Regarding health care, when Obama says race to the bottom, he means that he thinks all states should be forced to cover in vitro, chiropractic massage, pregnancy, mental health, etc.
Matthew Yglesias » The Filibuster Was Never a Good Idea 2010
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No more buying coverage for in vitro, mental health, chiropractic, etc.
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Playtex and P&G also had competing in vitro tests of the braid.
Archive 2009-07-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Yesterday, at the age of 85 and 32 years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, Dr. Robert Edwards, who with his colleague Patrick Steptoe pioneered in vitro fertilization, was finally awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Beth Kohl: A Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer Dr. Robert Edwards? Dynamite! Beth Kohl 2010
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