25. Could the extract from a rare Swiss apple REALLY get rid of your wrinkles? 1

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dull
A dull, sour apple, almost extinct. A dull, sour apple, almost extinct, living quietly on a rare tree in a remote part of Switzerland.
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not interesting or exciting, not bright or shiny
swanky
It spends its time among beautiful people in swanky department stores.
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very fashionable and expensive
lifespan
It's claimed this ingredient can increase the lifespan of human cells.
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the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing exists:
reverse
It's claimed this ingredient can reverse skin ageing.
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to change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite:
hyperbole
I'm used to hyperbole in the beauty world.
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a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is [exaggeration]
stem cells
plant stem cells can be incorporated in skin creams Human stem cells can turn into any part of the body.
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komórki macierzyste
embryonic
the law bans the use of embryonic stem cells in cosmetics. relating to an embryo
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starting to develop:
be derived
The Uttwiler is derived from a rare 18th-century species of apple tree
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to develop or come from something else
wither
it could be kept for months without withering. Grass had withered in the fields.
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(to cause) to become weak and dry and decay:
paper
In a paper published Swiss scientists noted...
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a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or university (essay]
tissue
These apples must have especially long-living tissue stem cells.
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tkanka
irradiated
The human cells were irradiated with UV light,
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if sb or sth is ..., X-rays or radioactive beams are passed through them
hair follicle
hair follicles kept in a solution hair follicles kept in a solution of Uttwiler continued to grow for 18 days,
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mieszek włosowy
solution
hair follicles kept in a solution
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a liquid in which a solid or gas has been mixed
callous
scientists cut pieces of the apple, which responded by forming a protective 'callous' made of plant stem cells on the surface. The patient has a callous spot on her elbow.
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hard
culture
These cells were grown in a liquid culture
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hodowla
put to the test
These cells were grown in a liquid culture and put to the test.
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to find out how good something is:
enrich
a cream enriched with 2 per cent PhytoCell-Tec
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to improve the quality of something by adding something else:
crows feet
a cream reduced crows feet by eight per cent after a fortnight
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the very small lines that form in the skin near the eyes of older people
range
Skincare companies rushed to include it in their ranges.
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Pol. asortyment, gama, wachlarz (produktów)

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