Gram's method
Gram method
Gram's procedure
Gram's stain
Gram stain | 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 |
method acting
method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
coitus interruptus
withdrawal method
withdrawal pulling out
onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception
contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control
rhythm method
rhythm
calendar method of birth control
calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
| relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
| whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
| silkworm seed | eggs of a silkworm |
| seed oyster | a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation |
seed shrimp
mussel shrimp
ostracod | tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell |
seed beetle
seed weevil | a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes |
semen
seed
seminal fluid
ejaculate
cum
come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
| method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
| scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
| experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method
pedagogics
pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method
maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
| method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
eclecticism
eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
source
seed
germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work |
differential calculus
method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
statistical method
statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |
least squares
method of least squares | a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve |
| forestry | the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber |
seed catalog
seed catalogue | a list advertising seeds and their prices |
seedcake
seed cake | a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon |
sunflower oil
sunflower-seed oil | oil from sunflower seeds |
| caraway seed bread | bread containing caraway seeds |
| edible seed | many are used as seasoning |
| pumpkin seed | the edible seed of a pumpkin |
| sunflower seed | edible seed of sunflowers, used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil |
| canary seed | a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds |
cumin
cumin seed | aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family |
| coriander coriander seed | dried coriander seeds used whole or ground |
| fennel seed | aromatic anis-scented seeds |
fenugreek
fenugreek seed | aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry |
| mustard seed | black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders |
anise
aniseed
anise seed | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors |
sesame seed
benniseed | small oval seeds of the sesame plant |
| caraway seed | aromatic seeds of the caraway plant, used widely as seasoning |
| poppy seed | small grey seed of a poppy flower, used whole or ground in baked items |
| dill seed | seed of the dill plant used as seasoning |
| celery seed | seed of the celery plant used as seasoning |
seeded player
seed | one of the outstanding players in a tournament |
| fern seed | the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust, once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible |
spermatophyte
phanerogam
seed plant | plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores |
seed fern
pteridosperm | an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) |
testa
episperm
seed coat | protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants |