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  2. Organic growth - Wikipedia

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    Organic business growth is related to the growth of natural systems and organisms, societies and economies, as a dynamic organizational process, that for business expansion is marked by increased output, customer base expansion, or new product development, as opposed to mergers and acquisitions, which is inorganic growth. Organic business ...

  3. Mildew - Wikipedia

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    Glass, plastic, and concrete provide no food for organic growth and as such cannot support mold or mildew growth alone without biofilm present. In places with stagnant air, such as basements, molds can produce a strong musty odour. [5] The pink "mildew" often found on plastic shower curtains and bathroom tile is a red yeast, Rhodotorula.

  4. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    Tufted or turf-like, e.g. the growth form of some grasses and sedges. calcarate possessing a spur. calcareous A soil type or a lichen substrate rock type that is rich in or largely composed of calcium carbonate. calceolate Shaped like a slipper. [25] calcicole A plant which thrives in calcareous soil. Also calciphile, calciphyte. Antonym ...

  5. Glossary of chemistry terms - Wikipedia

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    Any organic compound consisting of at least one hydroxyl group attached to a saturated carbon atom. Alcohols have the general formula R–OH. aldehyde A functional group and a class of organic compounds consisting of a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom and any other R-group. Aldehydes have the general formula R–C(H)=O.

  6. Organic volume - Wikipedia

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    Organic volume, similar to organic growth, [1] is a term used in business to describe the volume of a product produced due to a specific business process and not due to external circumstances such as acquisition from a separate source. For example, imagine a paper company that produces 1 million sheets of notebook paper per month from a plant ...

  7. Organic (model) - Wikipedia

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    Organic describes forms, methods and patterns found in living systems such as the organisation of cells, to populations, communities, and ecosystems. [1] Typically organic models stress the interdependence of the component parts, as well as their differentiation. Other properties of organic models include: the growth, life or development cycle

  8. Fungiculture - Wikipedia

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    The technology for a controlled growth medium and fungal spawn was brought to the UK in the late 1800s in caves created by quarrying near areas such as Bath, Somerset. [10] Growing indoors allows the ability to control light, temperature and humidity while excluding contaminants and pests.

  9. Glossary of plant morphology - Wikipedia

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    The formation of woody tissue is an example of secondary growth, a change in existing tissues, in contrast to primary growth that creates new tissues, such as the elongating tip of a plant shoot. The process of wood formation ( lignification ) is commonest in the spermatophytes (seed bearing plants) and has evolved independently a number of times.