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Fibs

an aqueous solution of biogenic stimulants with added synthetic substances. The name is formed from the surname initials of the scientists who proposed the method for its preparation, V. P. Filatov, V. A. Biber, and V. V. Skorodinskaia. FiBS consists of a distillation of estuarine mud, cinnamic acid, and coumarin. In medicine it is injected subcutaneously to treat some eye diseases, certain forms of arthritis, and trophic ulcers.

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No references found			To which Bruno wisely replied "Oo don't want a face to tell fibs wiz--only a mouf. Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context Now Fred piqued himself on keeping clear of lies, and even fibs; he often shrugged his shoulders and made a significant grimace at what he called Rosamond's fibs (it is only brothers who can associate such ideas with a lovely girl); and rather than incur the accusation of falsehood he would even incur some trouble and self-restraint. Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context It would, perhaps, have been a longer- headed device, if he had never told any of those clever fibs about his uncles, grand and otherwise; for the Palfreys were simple people, and shared the popular prejudice against lying. Brother Jacob by Eliot, George View in context			fibrolite Fibroma fibroma molluscum fibromatosis fibromyalgia Fibromyoma fibromyosis fibromyositis fibronectin fibroplasia Fibrosarcoma fibrosing adenomatosis fibrosis fibrositis fibrous composite fibrous concrete fibrous dysplasia fibrous fracture fibrous glass fibrous ice fibrous osteoma fibrous plaster fibrous protein fibrous structure Fibrovascular Bundle Fibs Fibula Ficaria Fichandler, Zelda fiche Fichev, Nikola Fichte, Johann Gottlieb Fichtelgebirge ficin Ficino, Marsilio Fick's law Fick, Adolf Fick, August Ficker, Julius Von FICON fiction Fictionalism fictitious Fictitious Capital fictitious craft fictitious equator fictitious graticule fictitious latitude fictitious longitude fictitious loxodrome fictitious loxodromic curve			fibrous xanthoma fibrous xanthoma Fibrous Xanthoma of Synovium fibrous, of alveolar bone matrix fibrous, of alveolar bone matrix fibrous, of alveolar bone matrix fibrous, of alveolar bone matrix fibrous, of bone matrix fibrous, of bone matrix fibrous, of bone matrix fibrous, of bone matrix fibrous, of periodontal ligament matrix fibrous, of periodontal ligament matrix fibrous, of periodontal ligament matrix fibrous, of periodontal ligament matrix fibrous-rooted begonia fibrously fibrously fibrousness fibrousness fibrovascular fibrovascular fibrovascular bundle fibrovascular bundle fibrovascular papilloma fibrovascular papilloma fibrovascular papilloma fibrovascular proliferation fibroxanthoma fibroxanthosarcoma Fibs FIBSB Fibster FIBT FIBU Fibu-lar FIBUA fibula fibula fibula fibulae fibulae fibulae Fibular Fibular Fibular fibular artery fibular artery fibular artery fibular artery fibular collum Fibular Free Flap fibular muscle, long fibular muscle, long fibular muscle, long fibular muscle, short fibular muscle, short fibular muscle, short fibular muscle, third fibular muscle, third fibular muscle, third

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