Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches.
- adjective same as
branching , a..
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
branches . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
branch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
- adjective having branches
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Examples
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Fruit very abundant, borne in short, branched clusters, globular, perfectly smooth, with no apparent sutures.
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Fruit abundant, borne in short branched or straight clusters of five to ten fruits.
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These three protein sparing amino acids are known as branched chain.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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These three protein sparing amino acids are known as branched chain amino acids, and play important roles in protein synthesis and energy metabolism.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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- VM states can now be restored from arbitrary snapshots instead of only the last one, and new snapshots can be taken from other snapshots as well (aka branched snapshots) - 2D video acceleration for Windows guests; use the host video hardware for overlay stretching and colour conversion
Fileforum 2009
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What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · VM states can now be restored from arbitrary snapshots instead of only the last one, and new snapshots can be taken from other snapshots as well (aka branched snapshots) · The network attachment type can be changed while a VM is running
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Obese people have been found to harbor proteins called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) at far higher levels than non-obese people.
Medindia Health News 2009
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The human studies showed that obese people had several metabolic differences from their leaner counterparts, including increased levels of the so-called branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, Dr. Newgard and colleagues wrote in the April issue of
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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· VM states can now be restored from arbitrary snapshots instead of only the last one, and new snapshots can be taken from other snapshots as well (aka branched snapshots) · 2D video acceleration for Windows guests; use the host video hardware for overlay stretching and colour conversion
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The most significant changes that were found in adipocytes were a sharp decrease in the number of mitochondria, the power plants of the cells that are involved in fat burning, and a specific decrease in their ability to oxidize (burn) three amino acids called branched-chain amino acids, that are the first amino acids to be used as fuel when other sources are unavailable.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Gareth Leng 2008
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