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fast (fast)

1. immovable, or unchangeable; resistant to the action of a specific agent, such as a stain or destaining agent.

2. abstention from food, or from food and liquid.

3. to abstain from food, or from food and liquid.

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fast ¹ (fst)

adj.

1. Acting, moving, or being capable of acting or moving quickly.

2. Accomplished in relatively little time.

3. Exhibiting resistance to change. Used especially of stained microorganisms that cannot be decolorized.

4. Firmly fixed or fastened.

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fast ² (fst)

v.

1. To abstain from food.

2. To eat little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline.

n.

1. The act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food.

2. A period of such abstention or self-denial.

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fast,

v to abstain from ingesting food for a specific period, usually for diagnostic, therapeutic, or religious purposes.

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fast

1. immovable or unchangeable; resistant to the action of a specific drug, stain or destaining agent.

2. quick.

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fast death factor

in algal poisoning caused by cyanobacteria of water bloom; microcystin, a cyclic decapeptide.

fast feathering

at one day of age, chicks with the gene K+ at the Z-linked feathering locus have longer primary feathers than those with the K^s gene. The difference can be used to determine sex at an early age. See also z-linked sexing.

fast muscles

muscles which respond to stimulation quickly and have a fast rate of contraction. They tend to be 'white' muscles but the association is not absolute.

fast twitch muscle fibers

fast twitch glycolytic cells adapted for rapid contraction for short periods, obtaining energy almost exclusively by anaerobic metabolism.