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flame (flām) 1. the luminous, irregular appearance usually accompanying combustion, or an appearance resembling it. 2. to render an object sterile by exposure to a flame. flame 1. the luminous, irregular appearance usually accompanying combustion, or an appearance resembling it. 2. to render sterile by exposure to a flame. flame cell the excretory cell in cestodes and trematodes; their number and arrangement is a basis for identification. flame figure in skin lesions such as insect bite reactions, eosinophilic granulomas; characterized by areas of altered collagen surrounded by eosinophils and eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules. flame follicle inactive hair follicles with excessive trichilemmal keratinization. flame retardants see fire retardant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He saved our boats and homes from going up in flames," said Pamela Hetrick who lives on the creek and whose new boat was in the path of the flames. The Middle East is going up in flames, the Catholic Church is unraveling, we are at war in Afghanistan, global warming caused an ice shelf the size of Rhode Island to crumble, the AIDS epidemic in Africa gets worse by the hour, and you send us a magazine with "The Prejudice Against Country People" as the cover story? Forests that had never burned in recorded history were going up in flames. |
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