cavendish
1 Americannoun
noun
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Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
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William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57.
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Etymology
Origin of cavendish
First recorded in 1830–40; presumably named after maker or handler
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"Fusarium wilt -- also known as Panama disease -- is a destructive soil-borne disease which impacts farmed Cavendish bananas worldwide through its virulent Race 4 strains," Dr. Chen said.
From Science Daily
There was more enthusiasm from the Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish, who described Dracula as "an incredible feat of endurance" that "raises the stakes for British theatre".
From BBC
"What's really powerful here is that we can now tell apart knots and plectonemes in the nanopore signal based on how long they last," says Prof Ulrich F. Keyser, also from the Cavendish Laboratory and a co-author of the study.
From Science Daily
"Our experiments showed that as DNA is pulled through the nanopore, the ionic flow inside twists the strand, accumulating torque and winding it into plectonemes, not just knots. This 'hidden' twisting structure has a distinctive, long-lasting fingerprint in the electrical signal, unlike the more transient signature of knots," explained lead author Dr Fei Zheng from the Cavendish Laboratory.
From Science Daily
The Cavendish School, in Impington on the outskirts of Cambridge, was originally built for 80 pupils but now has 129 on roll.
From BBC
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