gamma : Idioms & Phrases
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da gamma
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noun Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
da Gamma; Gamma.
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gamma acid
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noun a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes
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gamma aminobutyric acid
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noun an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
GABA.
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gamma globulin
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noun a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
gamma globulin.
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gamma hydroxybutyrate
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noun a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
GHB.
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gamma iron
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noun a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade
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gamma radiation
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noun electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
gamma radiation.
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gamma ray
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noun electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
gamma radiation.
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gamma-interferon
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noun a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes
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human gamma globulin
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noun a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
gamma globulin.
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immune gamma globulin
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noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin; Ig; immune globulin.
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vasco da gamma
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noun Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
da Gamma; Gamma.
