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tolerance
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Tolerance
Tol'er·ance noun [ Latin tolerantia : confer French tolérance .] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. « Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place, shaking, to show his tole... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/65
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Tolerance
Tol'er·ance noun 1. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade. 2. Allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations; s... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/65
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tolerance
1. The ability to endure unusually large doses of a drug or toxin. ... 2. Acquired drug tolerance, a decreasing response to repeated constant doses of a drug or the need for increasing doses to maintain a constant response. ... Origin: L. Tolerantia ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?tolerance
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tolerance
noun the act of tolerating something Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tolerance
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tolerance
noun willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tolerance
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Tolerance
The scope still accepted for deviations from precise weights, measurements or other norms. Weight tolerance naturally plays a major role in coins made of precious metal. The large Vienna Philharmonic gold coin must weigh one ounce and no less, even by a few fraction of a gram. Even stricter weight t... Found op http://www.austrian-mint.com/5
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tolerance
(tol´әr-әns) the ability to bear something potentially difficult. the ability to endure unusually large doses of a poison or toxin. drug tolerance. adj., tol´erant., adj. acquired drug tolerance drug tolerance. drug tolerance... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Tolerance
• (n.) Capability of growth in more or less shade. • (n.) Allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations; • (n.) The amount which coins, either singly or in lots, are legally allowed... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tolerance/
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tolerance
(from the article `drafting`) ...other feature requiring proper fitperhaps 1.995 to 2.005 inches. The difference between the acceptable maximum and minimum dimensions given for a ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/59
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tolerance
(from the article `drug use`) ...of these physiological effects is necessary in order to appreciate the difficulties that are encountered in trying to include all drugs under a ... ...of chronic psychosis with evidence of permanent organic brain damage. In the language of the street, `Meth is death.... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/59
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tolerance
(L. tolerantia) 1. the ability to endure unusually large doses of a drug or toxin. 2. acquired drug tolerance; a decreasing response to repeated constant doses of a drug or the need for increasing doses to maintain a constant response. Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio86.html
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Tolerance
the ability of a plant to sustain the effects of a disease without dying or suffering serious injury or crop loss. Also, the amount of toxic residue allowable in or on edible plant parts under the law. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21006
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Tolerance
Diminished or absent capacity to make a specific response to an antigen, usually produced as a result of contact with that antigen under nonimmunizing conditions.
Found op http://www.microbiologybytes.com/iandi/ImmGloss.html
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