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tensor (medicine) and chemoautotrophic (iou)


tensor (medicine)


tensor


1. <anatomy> A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

2. <geometry> The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See Versor.

Origin: NL. See Tension.

Source: Websters Dictionary


chemoautotrophic (iou)



chemoautotrophic adjective. M20.
[from CHEMO- + AUTOTROPHIC.]
Of micro-organisms or their metabolism: deriving energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds.
chemo'autotroph noun a chemoautotrophic organism M20.
chemoautotrophically adverb M20.
chemoautotrophism noun M20.
chemoautotrophy noun M20.