Meaning of ultramaximum | Babel Free

Definitions

Greater than maximum; supermaximal; ultramaximal.

not-comparable

Examples

“The action of each force⟳ is considered under several headings; light⟳, for example, being considered as to its chemical action, its effect on the general functions of the organism and its action in controlling the locomotion (phototaxis); and the text is illustrated by numerous well-chosen figures as well as by several tables of which there may be especially mentioned No. XVIII., which gives the nature of the response to light⟳ of the various forms which have⟳ been experimented upon in this connection; No. XIX., which gives the ultramaximum temperature for numerous organisms; No. XX., which similarly gives the ultraminimal temperatures, and No. XXI., which is a list of species found in Hot Springs with the conditions under which they occur⟳. The author’s judgment in the treatment of his subject is excellent, as he has confined himself for the most part to a judicious statement of facts and phenomena, with here and there a suggestive inference or an indication of lines for further observation, wisely refraining from what would have⟳ been more or less profitless discussions, the times not yet being ripe for broad generalizations on the subjects of which he treats.”

“The ultramaximum temperature, or death point⟳, of a unicellular organism like⟳ Amœba is from 40° to 45° C. and its ultraminimum is 0° C.; that of bacteria is 45° C. and their minimum has been lowered to −10° C. and for some time sinking to −18° C., without death resulting; that of yeast, under moist conditions is 58° C. and −5° C. respectively, but in the dry state it may be reduced to the extremely low temperature of solid carbonic acid (−60° C.) without being killed.”

“The use⟳ of heat as a sterilising agent is a method of long standing and is particularly effective against most insects. Insects are very susceptible to high temperatures, the ultramaximum temperature—the temperature which will kill⟳ an insect instantly—being for the great majority of insects about 140 degrees F. A moderately high temperature, however, if applied for several hours is usually as fatal as a much higher temperature applied for a shorter time.”

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