Health / Disease / Competence (For Bacteria): The ability of a cell to take up extracellular ('naked') DNA from its environment.
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Technology / Computers / FORmula TRANslator (FORTRAN): Developed in 1954 by IBM, it is a high-level programming language, most widely used for scientific and engineering applications because it has excellent mathematical functions. Many programmers consid MORE
Business / Taxes / Foreign Exchange (FOREX): Any type of financial instrument that is used to make payments between countries is considered foreign exchange. The list of instruments includes electronic transactions, paper currency, checks, and s MORE
Business / Construction / Ledger (For A Structural Floor): The wooden perimeter frame lumber member that bolts onto the face of a foundation wall and supports the wood structural floor. MORE
Business / Finance / Precautionary Demand (For Money): The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash. MORE
Business / Finance / Transaction Demand (For Money): The delivery of a security by a seller and its acceptance by the buyer. MORE
Business / Finance / Speculative Demand (For Money): Purchasing risky investments that present the possibility of large profits, but also pose a higher-than-average possibility of loss. A profitable strategy over the long term if undertaken by professio MORE