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• Temperature-dependent sex determination — (TSD), also called environmental sex determination [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nature06519.html The adaptive significance of temperature dependent sex determination in a reptile] from Nature ] , is where the… …   Wikipedia

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• addict — ad·dict 1 /ə dikt/ vt: to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug ad·dict 2 / a dikt/ n: one who is addicted to a drug Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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• smoking — smok·ing (smōʹkĭng) adj. 1. Engaging in the smoking of tobacco: smoking passengers. 2. Designated or reserved for smokers: the smoking section of a restaurant. 3. Of or relating to the use of tobacco: corporate smoking policies. * * * Breathing… …   Universalium

• dependence — /di pen deuhns/, n. 1. the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like. 2. reliance; confidence; trust: Her complete reliability earned her our dependence. 3. an object of reliance or trust. 4. the state of… …   Universalium

• dependency-prone — /di pen deuhn see prohn /, adj. tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium

• addict — A person who is habituated to a substance or practice, especially one considered harmful or illegal. * * * addiction, addictive * * * ad·dict ə dikt vt to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a substance ad·dict ad (.)ikt n… …   Medical dictionary