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Home Dictionary Name: fragmentationfragmentation grenade
A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge the fragments fly away at high velocity killing or wounding persons nearby Contrasted to concussion grenade The common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple from its reticulated surface appearance resembling that of the fruit...
Fragment
A part broken off a small detached portion an imperfect part as a fragment of an ancient writing...
Fragmented
Broken into fragments...
Civil Law
Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly distinguished by the name of municipal law.The term 'civil law' is now chiefly applied to that which the Romans complied from the laws of nature and nations.The 'Roman Law'and the 'Civil Law' are convertible phrases, meaning the same system of jurisprudence; it is now frequently denominated 'the Roman Civil Law.'The collections of Roman Civil Law, before its reformation in the sixth century of the Christian era by the eastern Emperor Justinian, were the following:--(1) Leges Regi'. These laws were for the most part promulgated by Romulus, Numa Pompilius and Servius Tullius. To Romulus are ascribed the formation of a constitutional government, and the imposition of a fine, instead of death, for crimes; Numa Pompilius composed the laws relating to religion and divine worship, and abated the rigour of subsisting laws; and Servius Tullius, the sixth king,...
Deacutebris
Broken and detached fragments taken collectively especially fragments detached from a rock or mountain and piled up at the base...
Impaction
The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other as impaction of the skull or of the hip...
split
split split split·ting : to divide into parts or portions: as a : to divide into factions, parties, or groups b : to mark (a ballot) or cast or register (a vote) so as to vote for candidates of different parties c : to divide (stock) by issuing a larger number of shares to existing shareholders usually without increase in total par value see also stock split d : to divide (a cause of action) into separate parts or claims for the purpose of instituting an action for less than all NOTE: Splitting a cause of action is usually prohibited. vi : to become divided or separated [the Supreme Court splitting five to four, sustained the law "R. H. Bork"] adj 1 : divided into portions, parts, or fragments [a trial] [a stock] 2 : divided by or in opinion [a court] [a decision] ...
base pair
a unit of double stranded DNA or RNA consisting of two complementary bases on opposing strands of the double stranded polynucleotide bound together by hydrogen bonds and other non covalent chemical forces The bases comprising the base pairs are adenine thymine cytidine and guanine In normal DNA the base adenine on one strand of DNA pairs with thymine on the opposite strand and cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand The term base pair usually includes the sugar ribose or deoxyribose and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide unit One base pair is sometimes used as a unit of length or size for DNA and in this usage is abbreviated bp as a 100 bp fragment of DNA A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase pair or kbp...
Bielas comet
A periodic coment discovered by Biela in 1826 which revolves around the sun in 66 years The November meteors Andromedes or Bielids move in its orbit and may be fragments of the comet...
Bort
Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work...
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