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- Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the vertebrate ... nutrients. For example, in the presence of antidiuretic hormone (ADH or ...14 KB (2,036 words) - 16:20, 11 November 2022
- Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions ... ==Brief history of food chemistry== The history of food chemistry dates ...10 KB (1,507 words) - 06:16, 1 April 2024
- A vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter ... The quality of a vacuum is measured by how closely it approaches a ...37 KB (5,624 words) - 20:38, 21 April 2020
- Newts (also called efts when terrestrial) are an informal grouping ... and Mertensiella, while newts include all of the more than ten remaining ...8 KB (1,133 words) - 09:41, 11 March 2023
- In chemistry, an amide is one of two kinds of compounds: ... * a particular kind of nitrogen anion. Amides are the most stable of ...10 KB (1,423 words) - 06:58, 25 July 2023
- oxygen-containing compounds. The double-bond of the carbonyl group distinguishes ... are called α-hydrogens. In the presence of an acid catalyst the ketone ...9 KB (1,318 words) - 03:31, 6 October 2022
- Environmental science is the study of interactions among the physical ... Environmental scientists monitor the quality of the environment (air ...11 KB (1,440 words) - 19:02, 13 February 2024
- surrounding pressure to allow the frozen water in the material to sublime ... The process of freeze-drying is valuable for a variety of applications ...13 KB (1,930 words) - 10:50, 11 April 2024
- A hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that is constituted of just ... They are currently the main source of the world’s electric energy ...8 KB (1,193 words) - 13:34, 17 May 2021
- The Victoria Falls, one of the world's "natural wonders ... considered a remarkable spectacle because of the peculiar, narrow, slot ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- Lake Ladoga, located in the northwestern part of Russia, is the largest ... In total, Lake Ladoga covers an area of 6,700 fresh water square miles ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- The Euphrates River is the western of the two great rivers that define ... They form a great river system, an alluvial salt marsh ecoregion of ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 04:26, 23 March 2024
- :This article is about a type of container. [[Image:Barrels2.jpg|thumbnail ... A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally ...10 KB (1,477 words) - 10:53, 20 September 2023
- Greenhouse gases (GHGs) is the name given to a number of gases present ... The most important greenhouse gas is water vapor which creates clouds ...34 KB (4,898 words) - 17:16, 16 February 2023
- Silica gel is a granular, porous form of silica, produced synthetically ... fungicides, or pesticides), packets of silica gel usually bear warnings ...7 KB (1,044 words) - 22:03, 29 January 2023
- Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc. It has a yellow ... By comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ...6 KB (938 words) - 13:23, 11 February 2022
- Polyester is the name for a class of polymers that contain the ester ... resins that are widely used in the bodies of automobiles and yachts. ...8 KB (1,111 words) - 17:38, 9 October 2021
- permanently alters the protein structure of the skin, preventing it from ... Once tanned, the leather becomes useful for a variety of products ...11 KB (1,861 words) - 04:26, 27 February 2023
- An acid dye is a type of dye that is applied from an acidic solution ... overlap and generally depend on the type of fiber to be colored and the ...5 KB (844 words) - 07:40, 14 June 2023
- Desalination (or desalinization or desalinisation) refers to any of ... but this article focuses on water desalination. Water is desalinated ...20 KB (2,876 words) - 09:52, 29 January 2024
- Drying is the process of using heat to remove a liquid (such as water ... The process of drying can be undertaken by various methods for a variety ...10 KB (1,629 words) - 22:34, 19 August 2020
- A sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups, the other ... Sedimentary rocks make up a relatively thin layer of rock that covers ...11 KB (1,524 words) - 17:45, 25 January 2023
- , a German physicist who did most of his work in the Netherlands ... On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32 degrees ...13 KB (1,850 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
- current. Most electrolytes consist of ions in solution, and they ... All higher life forms require a complex balance of electrolytes inside ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 08:06, 29 December 2021
- Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into parts ... for nuclear power and to drive the explosion of nuclear weapons. Both uses ...31 KB (4,827 words) - 10:09, 11 March 2023
- Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek colony ... Empedocles conceived the ultimate reality as the unity of four permanent ...8 KB (1,150 words) - 18:28, 13 February 2024
- the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft ... According to the ancient Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis, the ...11 KB (1,823 words) - 19:34, 3 August 2023
- produced by humans, typically consisting of washing water, urine, feces ... from Vulgar Latin exaquare ("to remove water"), from Latin ex- ‘out ...15 KB (2,180 words) - 10:10, 26 January 2023
- Cheonmin, King Sejong's new policy of breaking class barriers allowed ... Twenty-first century Koreans are justifiably proud of Jang's ...15 KB (2,262 words) - 16:10, 8 February 2023
- to North America, and introduced in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America ... The muskrat plays an important role in nature and is a resource of ...10 KB (1,517 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- Carbonic acid (ancient name acid of air or aerial acid) is a weak ... The presence of carbonic acid in the blood and other body fluids helps ...13 KB (2,013 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- the only person to set both land and water speed records in the same ... He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1955. ==Family== ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 17:19, 30 January 2024
- In the most general terms, convection refers to the movement of molecules ... The scientific study of convection not only helps clarify the principles ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- Gosport) was a Scottish doctor and a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal ... Through his work, Lind influenced practices of preventive medicine ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 21:20, 20 March 2024
- Sediment is any particulate matter that is transported by the flow ... Sediments may be transported by the action of streams, rivers, glaciers ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 17:44, 25 January 2023
- A blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical ... The photosensitive compound, a solution of ferric ammonium citrate ...5 KB (743 words) - 05:41, 16 November 2023
- Dredging is an operation to excavate material from the bottom of a ... dredging has been used for mining of gold and other valuable substances ...15 KB (2,387 words) - 17:41, 30 January 2024
- A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a ... One of the most common features of a fountain, if there is enough ...20 KB (2,954 words) - 06:37, 1 April 2024
- :In British English, “geyser” can also refer to the water heating ... A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting ...16 KB (2,391 words) - 02:41, 6 December 2022
- Weathering is the process of disintegration of rocks and soils and ... There are two main types of weathering: mechanical (or physical) and ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 22:02, 11 June 2020
- Embryophyta is a major grouping of plants, sometimes known as "land ... Embryophytes are characterized by an alternation of generations life ...11 KB (1,564 words) - 10:22, 21 January 2023
- Anhinga is the common name for members of the bird species Anhinga ... For humans, they add greatly to the wonder of nature, with their beautiful ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 01:45, 9 January 2023
- sense, it is a generic term for various water-soluble potassium salts that ... Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass, ...6 KB (830 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- the most popular term for the shapeshifting water spirits of Germanic and Nordic ... The Nix may take different forms, but their message is one of warning ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- A marine mammal is any of a diverse group of aquatic or semi-aquatic ... vulnerable or endangered due to a history of commercial exploitation for ...9 KB (1,370 words) - 15:58, 6 November 2022
- Hemiptera is a major order of insects, collectively known as true ... Hemipterans are vitally important as part of food chains, being consumed ...11 KB (1,647 words) - 15:19, 25 January 2023
- and one or two tails. The main body of the comet, called its nucleus ... opportunity to study the early history of the solar system. In addition ...28 KB (4,322 words) - 00:05, 8 January 2024
- Pluma de colibrí) was the second tlatoani of the Mexica (Aztecs), governing ... Huitzilíhuitl was born in Tenochtitlan, and was the son of Acamapichtli ...6 KB (967 words) - 16:11, 9 February 2024
- allows the remote measurement and reporting of information of interest to ... yields depend on the timely availability of weather and soil data. Therefore ...8 KB (1,232 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- perpendicular to that surface) per unit area of the surface. If the force is ... Our understanding of the concept of pressure and our ability to manipulate ...14 KB (2,183 words) - 22:39, 30 November 2022
