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Framboesia
- noun - an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
Framboises
- noun - the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange
Frameshift
- - of, pertaining to, or causing a type of mutation consisting of the insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid structure of a gene, when the number of base pairs inserted or deleted is not a multiple of three. If the addition or deletion occurs in multiples of three, the unaffected nucleotides in the genome remain in the proper order ("frame") to be correctly translated into protein; in such cases of insertions or deletions not causing a frame shift, a functional though altered protein may be produced by the organism. Frameshift mutations cause more profound changes in the composition of the protein resulting from translation of the mutated gene.
Frameworks
- noun - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
- a structure supporting or containing something
- Structure
- the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
Fremescent
- - Becoming murmurous, roaring.
Frumenties
- noun - sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat
Frumpishly
- adverb - in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily"
Gram Stain
- noun - a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram''s solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are
- a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
Gramicidin
- noun - an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria