Vivisection is the practice of cutting into or using invasive techniques on live animals. The term is derived from the Latin word vivus, which means alive. Vivisection is commonly called animal experimentation and includes the use of animals for research, product testing and in education.evertheless, the National Institute of Health, which is funded by our tax dollars, has spent over $10 million on chimpanzee AIDS research and plans to spend at least an additional $4.5 million.
Definition of dimorphic. 1  1a : dimorphous 1b : occurring in two distinct forms dimorphic leaves sexually dimorphic coloration in birds. 2  2 : combining qualities of two kinds of individuals in one.
Definition of LUX. : a unit of illumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meter.See lux defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.ux. noun \ËlÉks\. plural lux or luxÂ·es. : a unit of illumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meterâcalled also meter-candle.