WORD OF THE DAY 4/24/2003
Word of the Day for Thursday April 24, 2003
quiescent \kwy-ES-uhnt; kwee-\, adjective:
Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive.
The solution, Dr. Wilmut discovered, was to, in effect, put
the DNA from the adult cell to sleep, making it quiescent
by depriving the adult cell of nutrients.
--Gina Kolata, 'Scientist Reports First Cloning Ever of
Adult Mammal,' [1]New York Times, February 23, 1997
A vicious but localized Sino-Japanese war raged around the
Shanghai region through much of 1932. The conflict then
settled into a quiescent phase for several years.
--David M. Kennedy, 'The Horror,' [2]The Atlantic, April
1998
Have we had our day and are we... just carrying on after
the manner of the aged, quiescent, devitalized, uncreative,
desiring peace and sleep above all else?
--Jawaharlal Nehru, [3]The Discovery of India
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Quiescent derives from the present participle of Latin
quiescere, 'to rest,' from quies, 'rest.'
quiescent \kwy-ES-uhnt; kwee-\, adjective:
Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive.
The solution, Dr. Wilmut discovered, was to, in effect, put
the DNA from the adult cell to sleep, making it quiescent
by depriving the adult cell of nutrients.
--Gina Kolata, 'Scientist Reports First Cloning Ever of
Adult Mammal,' [1]New York Times, February 23, 1997
A vicious but localized Sino-Japanese war raged around the
Shanghai region through much of 1932. The conflict then
settled into a quiescent phase for several years.
--David M. Kennedy, 'The Horror,' [2]The Atlantic, April
1998
Have we had our day and are we... just carrying on after
the manner of the aged, quiescent, devitalized, uncreative,
desiring peace and sleep above all else?
--Jawaharlal Nehru, [3]The Discovery of India
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Quiescent derives from the present participle of Latin
quiescere, 'to rest,' from quies, 'rest.'
