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Clay stone
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Bone grafting
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DAB
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Colour temperature
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Bamako Convention
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Megacycle
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Haematology
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Thymus
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Riparian
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Callus
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Dome
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Villi
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Sedimentary rock
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Wimp
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systemic antifungals
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Reionisation
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Dengue fever virus
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Constellation of Andromeda
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Listeria
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Excision
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Barycentric
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Pineal gland
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INRA
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VKA
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Kelvin
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Zombie PC
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Remission
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Embryonic layer
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BaBar
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Coronary angiography
X-ray binary
An X-ray binary system is a system formed from an "ordinary" star orbiting around a neutron star. Thanks to its intense gravitational field, the neutron star cannibalises its accompanying star, forming an accretion disk around it.
Artist's impression of an X-ray binary system accompanied by a continuous jet of matter.
(Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC))
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