FASTING
\fˈastɪŋ], \fˈastɪŋ], \f_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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Loss or want of appetite, without any other apparent affection of the stomach; so that the system can sustain almost total abstinence for a long time without faintness. Some wonderful cases of this kind are on record. See Abstinence.
By Robley Dunglison
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.