Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having two distinct phases.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of two phases.
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- adjective Having two
phases .
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Examples
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Serious systemic toxicity has developed upon exposure to HF, regardless of the route of the exposure. 9 In summary, HF exposures result in biphasic injury — dehydration and coagulation necrosis — penetration of tissue by fluoride ion scavenging for cations. 2,10,11
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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PNNL's conversion system will take advantage of the rapid expansion and contraction capabilities of a new liquid developed by PNNL researchers called biphasic fluid.
Signs of the Times 2009
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PNNL's conversion system will take advantage of the rapid expansion and contraction capabilities of a new liquid developed by PNNL researchers called biphasic fluid.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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The technology is based n the use of a newly developed liquid, which the researchers call the biphasic fluid.
Ecofriend 2009
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The new process uses a special liquid that the researchers developed called a biphasic fluid.
DailyTech News Feed 2009
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They refer to the effect as "biphasic": beneficial at 'low' doses, toxic at 'high' doses.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[10] They refer to the effect as "biphasic": beneficial at 'low' doses, toxic at 'high' doses.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[2] They refer to the effect as "biphasic": beneficial at 'low' doses, toxic at 'high' doses.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[3] They refer to the effect as "biphasic": beneficial at 'low' doses, toxic at 'high' doses.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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They refer to the effect as "biphasic": beneficial at 'low' doses, toxic at 'high' doses.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Instead, sleep can occur in two episodes (biphasic sleep) or even multiple episodes (polyphasic sleep), separated by short periods of being awake.
The big idea: have we been getting sleep all wrong? Russell Foster 2022
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