Word: defectiveness
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...been recorded in the great majority of animal and plant species. But Dr. Noble, contemplating Whitey, guessed that possibly not more than one like her could be found among millions of pond frogs. Naturalists believe most "pale frogs" are not true albinos but are pale because a pituitary defect impedes the function of their black pigment cells and not because the cells themselves are lacking. When such albinotic frogs are given injections of pituitrin, they turn dark almost at once...
...Agfa, which uses a solution of chemically discrete color elements, is 30 times slower. Not having geometrical screen patterns, these two films are susceptible to small inequalities of color distribution which may show up when a cinema projection is sufficiently magnified. Not only does Dufaycolor not suffer from this defect but it has adopted such highly translucent inks hat it is able to state that its film is nearly half as fast as snapshot film...
...stockbroker can see clearly, as Major Stanley does, the major defect in Britain's Dole. It has been administered by petty local boards. These are under ceaseless pressure from the local jobless. Obviously it would be more scientific, and it should be cheaper, to have National Government administer the Dole on a uniform, nationwide basis...
...this connection he told a jolly comical tale of a fellow whose "denture" slipped when he was drunk, and imitated him in a very jolly manner. He did not however recommend any brand of denture or of alcohol to remedy this defect...
...orthopedic surgeons have the duty not only of relieving the patient of physical deformity, but of watching over his mental training during the long periods of hospitalization. The cripple must be made to understand that while his disability can be greatly relieved, he will always carry some slight defect and his chances of success in life can be greatly helped by proper psychological preparation...