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- In geometry and trigonometry, an angle (or plane angle) is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint. The endpoint is called the ...20 KB (3,182 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
- Chromatography (from Greek χρώμα chroma, meaning "color") is the collective term for a family of laboratory techniques for the ...17 KB (2,480 words) - 21:51, 10 December 2023
- Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go fly through the air and land ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
- Microbat is the common name for any of the bats comprising the suborder Microchiroptera of the order Chiroptera (bats), characterized by true ...11 KB (1,650 words) - 17:27, 9 November 2022
- In particle physics, a hadron (from the Greek word ἁδρός , hadros, meaning "thick") is a subatomic particle formed by the binding ...10 KB (1,480 words) - 16:38, 21 January 2024
- |- | align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Image:Phosphoric-acid-2D-dimensions.png|160px|Phosphoric acid]] ...23 KB (3,466 words) - 04:24, 24 November 2022
- In physics, escape velocity is the speed of an object at which its kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of its gravitational potential energy ...18 KB (2,947 words) - 21:28, 20 March 2024
- Hyperopia or hypermetropia, commonly known as farsightedness or longsightedness, is an abnormal eye condition whereby there is better visual ...9 KB (1,278 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2023
- Category:Public [[Image:Retinol.png|thumb|250px|right|Retinol (Vitamin A)]] Vitamins are organic (carbon-containing) nutrients obtained through ...16 KB (2,456 words) - 20:40, 3 May 2023
- James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845, to March 3 ...25 KB (3,708 words) - 21:19, 20 March 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) refers to an educational system of instruction performed ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 08:09, 14 January 2023
- A dielectric, or electrical insulator, is a material that is highly resistant to the flow of an electric current. Dielectric materials can be ...14 KB (1,888 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its thermodynamic critical point. It has the unique ability to diffuse ...14 KB (2,010 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- Promethium (chemical symbol Pm, atomic number 61) is a metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical elements. All of ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Megabat is the common name for any of the largely herbivorous Old World bats comprising the suborder Megachiroptera of the order Chiroptera ...12 KB (1,663 words) - 09:38, 10 March 2023
- Papaya is a palm-like, soft-stemmed, evergreen tree, Carica papaya, that is native to the tropics of the Americas, but which is now cultivated ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 07:31, 18 November 2022
- Niobium or columbium (chemical symbol Nb, atomic number 41) is a rare, soft, gray metal. It was discovered in a variety of columbite (now called ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 04:59, 15 November 2022
- Essential oil is any concentrated, hydrophobic (immiscible with water), typically lipophilic (oil or fat soluble) liquid of plants that contains ...16 KB (2,270 words) - 12:06, 5 March 2021
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropologists Kroeber, Alfred L. [[Image:ishi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Anthropologist Alfred L. ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 08:17, 20 July 2023
- Narwhal is the common name for an Arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, of the cetacean suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales), characterized by mottled ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
