Definition of redemtion
1. retention [ n ] the act of keeping in your possession
Used in print:(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
The entrance and retention of infectious particles in the alveoli amounts almost to an intra tissue inoculation .
(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)
On Feb. 12 , 1959 , purified corticotropin ( ACTH_Gel ) , 20 units daily intramuscularly , was started but had_to be discontinued 3 weeks later because of excessive fluid retention .
The terminal hospital admission on June 27 , 1959 , was necessitated by continued weakness and debility complicated by urinary retention and painful thrombosed hemorrhoids .
(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)
They indicated that a 4 - day retention , aerated lagoon would give 60 to 76 per_cent BOD reduction .
The long retention period and the complete mixing concept prevented rapid changes in either the mixed liquor or in the effluent .
Synonyms retention holding keeping Related Terms possession storage withholding retain2. retention [ n ] the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Examples:
"he had a good memory when he was younger"
(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)
I would propose , next , as the prime requirement for constitution of new basic lists , items whose forms show as high an empirical retention rate as possible .
Synonyms memory retentiveness retention Related Terms faculty recall retain3. retention [ n ] the power of retaining liquid
Examples: : "moisture retentivity of soil"
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