Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- evergreen citrus tree, Citrus paradisi. The term also refers to the round ... Grapefruit belongs to the Citrus genus, a taxa of flowering plants ...18 KB (2,606 words) - 19:22, 24 May 2024
- In geometry and trigonometry, an angle (or plane angle) is the figure ... The word angle comes from the Latin word angulus, meaning "a ...20 KB (3,182 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
- chroma, meaning "color") is the collective term for a family ... The main use of chromatography is to purify a certain material from ...17 KB (2,480 words) - 21:51, 10 December 2023
- go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go fly ... Ski jumping, like skydiving, is a sport practiced by those who enjoy ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
- Microbat is the common name for any of the bats comprising the suborder ... Microbats provide a valuable role in the ecosystem through limiting ...11 KB (1,650 words) - 17:27, 9 November 2022
- In particle physics, a hadron (from the Greek word ἁδρός quot;) is a subatomic particle formed by the binding together of quarks ...10 KB (1,480 words) - 22:12, 21 June 2024
- acid, is a mineral (inorganic) acid having the chemical formula H3PO4. Alternatively ... There are two distinct kinds of orthophosphoric acid, based on the ...23 KB (3,466 words) - 04:24, 24 November 2022
- In physics, escape velocity is the speed of an object at which its ... The phenomenon of escape velocity is a consequence of conservation ...18 KB (2,947 words) - 21:28, 20 March 2024
- there is better visual acuity for objects in the distance than nearby. This ... This defect can be attributed to the length of the eye, if it is too ...9 KB (1,278 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2023
- Vitamins are organic (carbon-containing) nutrients obtained through ... Vitamins can act both as catalysts and participants in the chemical ...16 KB (2,456 words) - 20:40, 3 May 2023
- James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the eleventh ... His time as U.S. president is most notable for the largest expansion ...25 KB (3,708 words) - 21:19, 20 March 2024
- performed almost entirely by computer. The term, Computer Based Learning ... once an application has been set up, the cost per additional student ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 08:09, 14 January 2023
- is a material that is highly resistant to the flow of an electric current ... An important application of dielectrics is to separate the plates ...14 KB (1,888 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- its thermodynamic critical point. It has the unique ability to diffuse ... In 1822, Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour discovered the critical ...14 KB (2,010 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- is a metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Promethium has also been identified in the spectrum of the star HR ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Megabat is the common name for any of the largely herbivorous Old ... Many of the megabat nectarivores are important for pollination of ...12 KB (1,663 words) - 09:38, 10 March 2023
- tree, Carica papaya, that is native to the tropics of the Americas, but ... The papaya fruit is both delicious and nutritious. It provides several ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 07:31, 18 November 2022
- The element is never found as a free element but does occur in the ... in columbite ore that was sent to England in the 1750s by John Winthrop, the ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 04:59, 15 November 2022
- a distinctive scent, flavor, or essence of the plant. This large and diverse ... For the plant, essential oils are thought to be vital for the life ...16 KB (2,270 words) - 12:06, 5 March 2021
- Anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber with Ishi, the last known member of the Yahi ... 5, 1960) was an influential figure in the development of modern American ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 08:17, 20 July 2023
