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arid: an area or climate that lacks sufficient moisture for agriculture without irrigation. According to Thornthwaite, areas having moisture index below-40 Thornthwaite; A climate or land very poor in vegetation as the rainfall is insufficient to counterbalance the loss of water necessary for plant life
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aridity: characteristic of a climate relating to insufficiency of precipitation to maintain vegetation.
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ascarid: there are many internal parasites,but the--and tapeworm are the main medical threats.
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cantharide: beetle used for its counter irritant properties
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polysaccharide: any carbohydrate in which many sugar units are combined to give a large molecule, e.g. cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, xylan; hydrolysis with acids liberates the constituent sugars
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subarid: a term applied to an area or climate,neither strictly arid nor strictly humid,in which inferior crops can be grown without irrigation.According to Thornthwaite,areas havingmoisture index between-20 and-40 Thornthwaite
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