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What is kanamycin used for?

Score: 4.5/5 (51 votes) Kanamycin injection is used to treat serious bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. This medicine is for short-term use only (usually 7 to 10 days). Kanamycin belongs to the class of medicines known as aminoglycoside antibiotics. It works by killing bacteri...

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Does the word contraband mean?

Score: 4.3/5 (26 votes) 1 : illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling … persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband …— Edmund Burke. 2 : goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden Border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband. al...

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At what altitude do you need pressurized cabin?

Score: 4.6/5 (33 votes) Pressurization becomes increasingly necessary at altitudes above 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level to protect crew and passengers from the risk of a number of physiological problems caused by the low outside air pressure above that altitude.How high can you fly without a ...

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Was jennifer lopez married to ben affleck?

Score: 4.9/5 (5 votes) Their wedding was set for September 2003, and Lopez said she'd change her name to Jennifer Affleck after the wedding. However, they never made it to the altar, canceling just days before the ceremony due to “excessive media attention.” They announced their official breaku...

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Which is the surest test of magnetism?

Score: 5/5 (54 votes) Repulsion is the sure test for magnetism because it occurs only when two like poles of a magnet exist while the attraction phenomenon can occur between two unlike poles of a magnet and also between a magnet and a magnetic material means if there are two magnets they will attrac...

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What does the root geronto mean?

Score: 4.5/5 (64 votes) or geront- pref. Old age; aged one: gerontology. [French géronto-, from Greek geronta-, from gerōn, geront-, old man; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]What is the meaning of Geronto?a combining form meaning “old age,” used in the formation of compound words: gerontology.What...

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Has any nfl team had 2 ties in one season?

Score: 4.9/5 (42 votes) Four seasons (1986, 1997, 2016, and 2018) had two ties since the introduction of overtime. The most recent tie game occurred on September 27, 2020, when the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles played to a 23–23 tie.How many ties have there been in the NFL?Tie games wer...

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Where do buddhas come from?

Score: 4.2/5 (68 votes) Buddhism is one of the world's largest religions and originated 2,500 years ago in India.Are buddhas Chinese or Indian?According to the Buddhist tradition, Gautama was born in Lumbini, now in modern-day Nepal, and raised in Kapilavastu, which may have been either in what...

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How to pronounce adrastus?

Score: 4.6/5 (4 votes) Phonetic spelling of Adrastus. AA-dh-r-aa-s-t-aw-s. adras-tus.Examples of in a sentence.Translations of Adrastus. Russian : Адрасте Korean : 래그를 확장합What does adrastus name mean?In Greek mythology, Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος), (perhaps meaning "th...

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How long is a lunation?

Score: 4.1/5 (63 votes) It's the duration between successive new moons. Also called a lunation or synodic month, it has a mean period of 29.53059 days (29 days 12 hours and 44 minutes). That's the mean, but the the true length varies throughout the year.How long is a lunation cycle?It take...

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