If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be. From LearnThat.org. [James Russell Miller (1840-1912)]
A latent fingerprint. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
latent infection. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The term latent typically refers to something that is dormant, not observable, or not yet realized. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Some persons do not like the term latent energy, and speak of energy which is not in action as possible or potential. From Wordnik.com. [Religion and Chemistry] Reference
Interestingly enough, ingestion can be followed by what they call a latent period of six to twenty hours. From Wordnik.com. [I is for Innocent]
"This symbolizes what I call latent radicalism," said Ayesha Siddiqa, a scholar and commentator, referring to public support for Qadri. From Wordnik.com. [In Pakistan, even anti-violence Islamic sect lauds assassination of liberal governor] Reference
Not only that, she's an expert in latent homosexuality. From Wordnik.com. [July 2006] Reference
Avoid long-term latent effects Protect yourself with an exam today. From Wordnik.com. [Chiropractic News] Reference
What do you call the latent fascist, uh, the last fashion on the streets. From Wordnik.com. [Homeland Security] Reference
By the same token, the victims of corruption seem to be waiting, silently, in latent mode, for "their turn.". From Wordnik.com. [Racism And Business In Mexico 2] Reference
Prints deposited in this manner are invisible to the eye and are commonly referred to as latent or invisible fingerprints. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
This print is called a latent impression, the word "latent" meaning hidden, that is, the print many times is not readily visible. From Wordnik.com. [The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses] Reference
They examined a property known as latent inhibition. From Wordnik.com. [ENTANGLED MINDS] Reference
There is what is called latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2007] Reference
Tuberculosis is also one of the best examples of what is known as latent infection. From Wordnik.com. [Disease and Its Causes] Reference
The condensation releases heat called latent heat (latente Wärme) of condensation. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
There had to be latent, that is, the possibility of a different and higher mode of action. From Wordnik.com. [Progress and History] Reference
These so-called latent genes are important for the quiescent phase: They see to it that the. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
Somebody once told me that this is called the latent heat of phase transition, or something. From Wordnik.com. [The Simplest Explanation] Reference
Anyone inhaling air containing TB bacteria may become infected, which is referred to as latent TB infection. From Wordnik.com. [Emaxhealth] Reference
The TB bacteria do, however, remain in the body in an inactive state -- what doctors call a latent infection. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
As, however, it does not produce that effect, we cannot refer this heat to the modification called latent heat. From Wordnik.com. [Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments] Reference
In the case of tuberculosis, there are two stages to tuberculosis, one that we most commonly call latent tuberculosis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2007] Reference
That condition is what we are pleased to call latent heat, and in it resides mainly the ability of the steam to do work. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
But, some small amounts of virus evade drug therapy and stay inactive in a so-called latent form, in immune system cells. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
This value, 970.4 B.t. u., is called the latent heat of steam at atmospheric pressure, or the heat "from and at 212° F.". From Wordnik.com. [Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing] Reference
The principle of heat is contained in bodies Mithout sensibly manifesting its presence; it is then called latent c 2 heat. From Wordnik.com. [A treatise, shewing the intimate connection that subsists between agriculture and chemistry, addressed to the cultivators of the soil, to the proprietors of fens and mosses, in Great Britain and Ireland; and to the proprietors of West India estates] Reference
One proposal was to reduce so-called latent licenses - ones with no landings in the reference period - to 50 or 100 traps. From Wordnik.com. [Knox] Reference
Finally, the relations between two States must often be termed a latent war, which is provisionally being waged in peaceful rivalry. From Wordnik.com. [Germany and the Next War] Reference
Most of her work has focused on the form of EBV that actively produces infection, but recently she turned to the so-called latent form. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The amount of heat required to effect the change from the liquid to the vaporous state, commonly called the latent heat of vaporization. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888] Reference
There is nothing "latent" about His homosexuality. From Wordnik.com. [DISNEY: PIRATES/CARIBBEAN NOT LAME ENOUGH] Reference
There is a kind of latent structure which serves to keep our attention focused. From Wordnik.com. ["Dark Star" as an Example of Transcendental Aesthetics] Reference
Maybe there's some kind of latent fear about gender roles crumpling and chaos reigning. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Fridkis: Articles About Womanhood, Motherhood, and Beauty: Time to Say Something New] Reference
It describes "'latent' or 'preexistent' evolutionary potential" in our history, they say. From Wordnik.com. [The Panda's Thumb: Biological complexity Archives] Reference
You computed what’s known as the latent heat of vaporization for water. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Misconduct « Climate Audit] Reference
I give about 4 months time to tell us about the "latent" problems in Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
There is a kind of latent omniscience not only in every man but in every particle. From Wordnik.com. [Pearls of Thought] Reference
Their opponents assert that such "latent" unreadable prints are commonplace and innocuous. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
"latent," giving rise to no symptoms for many weeks or even months. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
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