Plaque

  • 31plaque — noun 1 on the wall ADJECTIVE ▪ commemorative, memorial ▪ brass, bronze, etc. VERB + PLAQUE ▪ put up …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 32Plaque — (1) An semi hardened accumulation of substances from fluids that bathe an area. Examples include dental plaque and cholesterol plaque. Minerals form dental plaque around the teeth as a result of bacterial action on food particles. Dental plaque… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 33plaque — n. filmy deposit on teeth 1) to remove plaque (from teeth) 2) dental plaque 3) plaque accumulates, builds up tablet 4) to put up a plaque (in smb. s honor) 5) a memorial plaque * * * [plæk] builds up a memorial plaque dental plaque plaque… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 34Plaque — Zahnbelag; Belag * * * Plaque 〈[ plạk] f. 10; Med.〉 1. Zahnbelag 2. erhöhter Fleck auf der Haut [frz., „Platte“] * * * Plaque, die; , s [plak; frz. plaque = Fleck, aus dem Germ.]: 1. (Med.) …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35plaqué — (Del fr. plaqué.) ► sustantivo masculino ARTES DECORATIVAS Chapa muy delgada de oro o plata con que se recubre la superficie de un objeto de metal de menos valor. * * * plaqué (del fr. «plaqué», chapeado) m. Chapa muy delgada de *oro o *plata con …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 36plaque — [[t]plæ̱k, plɑ͟ːk[/t]] plaques 1) N COUNT A plaque is a flat piece of metal or stone with writing on it which is fixed to a wall or other structure to remind people of an important person or event. After touring the hospital, Her Majesty unveiled …

    English dictionary

  • 37plaque — (plak) 1. A clear area in a lawn of bacteria or a localized area of cell destruction in a layer of animal cells that results from the lysis of the bacteria by bacteriophages or the destruction of the animal cells by animal viruses. 2. The term… …

    Dictionary of microbiology

  • 38Plaqué or — En informatique, l erreur dite du « plaqué or » consiste pour la maîtrise d œuvre à ne pas évaluer la difficulté intrinsèque de tous les éléments demandés par la maîtrise d ouvrage et à vouloir tout implémenter. En effet, des… …

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  • 39Plaqué — Plaquéwaren (französ. v. außergerm. plak flach) sind Metallgegenstände, die mit einer Edelmetallschicht überzogen sind. Die Edelmetallauflage wird auf die unedlen Metalle des Trägers etwa Alpacca, Messing oder rostfreier Stahl entweder durch… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 40plaque — n. 1) a layer that forms on the surface of a tooth, principally at its neck, composed of bacteria in an organic matrix (biofilm). Under certain conditions the plaque may cause gingivitis, periodontal disease, or dental caries. The purpose of oral …

    The new mediacal dictionary