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impulse (s) (noun), impulses (pl)
A spontaneous and unplanned decision to do something: Sam had the impulse to quit his current job and to go to work with a different company for better pay.
A determination to act without deliberating about it.
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This entry is located in the following unit: puls-, pulsi-, -pulsion, -pulsive (page 1)
(Greek > Latin: inner room, bedchamber; so called by Galen because chambers at the base of the brain were thought to supply animal spirits to the optic nerves; thalamus, the middle part of the diencephalon (the area in the center of the brain just above the brain stem that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus) which relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex of the brain)
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electrical impulses
Energy that is released in short, high-intensity pulses which can kill microorganisms and, in some cases, inactivate enzymes in foods and packaging.

Two energy sources, pulsed light and pulsed electrical fields offer food processors and packagers weapons to combat contamination and extend product shelf life.

Unlike hydrogen peroxide, pulsed light and electrical fields leave no chemical residues.

Unlike heat sterilization or pasteurization, these energies have little if any negative effect on product, taste, texture, color, or nutrient content of the food.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 18)