| WARBURG EFFECT (Oncology) | Compared to healthy cells tumors ferment massive amounts of glucose to lactate - even in the presence of oxygen (aerobic glycolysis) |
| WASTING DISEASE | A disease that is characterized by a decrease in the amount of certain tissues or organs; a pathological condition in which there is atrophy |
| WATER PROOF FABRICS | Water repellent fabrics generally have open pores and are permeable to air and water vapor. Waterproofing involves filling the pores in the fabric with a substance impermeable to water, and usually to air as well. |
| WATER REPELLENT FABRICS | generally have open pores and are permeable to air and water vapor. |
| WEBINARS | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_conferencing |
| WESTERN BLOTTING | Electrophoresis & Immunological Detection |
| WHEY | The remaining liquid contg. soluble proteins & lactose after curd sepn. in cheese mfg. |
| WHOLE GENOME SHOTGUN SEQUENCING | random pieces of DNA generated by fragmenting an entire genome are analyzed, and software is then used to reconstruct the original sequence from the resulting data. |
| WILKINSON'S CATALYST | ChloroTris(TriPhenylPhosphine)Rhodium, was 1st homogeneous catalyst to allow hydrogenation of alkenes at room Temp. & Pressure |
| WILSON'S DISEASE | A genetically inherited metabolic defect in humans that is due to a deficiency of ceruloplasmin, resulting in an increase in the level of Cu in the brain & liver leading to dementia & muscle control loss |
| WIRING HARNESS | An array of insulated conductors bound together by lacing cord, metal bands, or other binding, in an arrangement suitable for use only in specific equipment for which the harness was designed; it may include terminations |