Category: S
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Sablefish
A type of fish that is commonly found along the Pacific coast, and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Alaska black cod. While it is known for its excellent flavor when smoked, it is not widely used in cooking. Amidst the bountiful waters of the Pacific coast of North America resides a splendid denizen…
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Sabayon sauce
Sabayon is a dessert sauce that typically consists of sugar, egg yolks, wine, and/or citrus juice and rind. Stiffly beaten egg whites are also often incorporated. A version with cream is also common. Sabayon is the French name for the Italian dessert zabaglione, and it is sometimes served on its own as a dessert.
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Sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate
Certain chemicals are utilized to hinder the growth of harmful microorganisms and sustain the desirable rosy hue of meat and seafood.
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Settling-point theory
This concept postulates that the pre-established point at which an individual’s weight is regulated can be altered, and in instances of weight gain, it is re-established at a higher threshold.
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Set point
Each individual is endowed with a regulatory mechanism that governs the quantity of adipose tissue they ought to possess.
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Sports supplement
An assortment of nutritive and medicinal substances with ergogenic properties.
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Single-blind study
In the field of scientific investigation, there exists a particular experimental framework wherein research subjects are deliberately left uninformed regarding the specific treatment that they are being administered. This is commonly referred to as a research design or set-up characterized by the quality of masking, wherein the element of uncertainty and ambiguity is intentionally woven…
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Stylet-borne virus
This passage discusses a particular virus that has been demonstrated to be transmitted via the stylet of its vector. Interestingly, this type of virus is unable to make it through the moult or appear in the haemolymph and has a limited lifespan within the vector.
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Semi-persistent virus
Semi-persistent viruses are those that can be carried by vectors from infected to healthy plants for several days at most. These viruses have less clearly defined transmission characteristics compared to non-persistent and persistent viruses. The efficiency of transmission increases as the length of acquisition and inoculation feeding times increases. There is no latent period, and…
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Systemic symptom
Symptoms that manifest in areas other than the point of inoculation, commonly seen in leaves that are generated after the inoculation process.