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  • Narwhal is the common name for an Arctic whale, Monodon monoceros ... The narwhal also is known as the unicorn whale because of its unique ...
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  • such as political changes and revolutions. The theory is mostly applied to ... it is questionable whether this represents the ideal human society. Although ...
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  • or neutralize its acidic properties, change the color of indicators (e.g. ... and several of them are commonly found in the home. Household ammonia is ...
    21 KB (3,307 words) - 11:03, 20 September 2023
  • essays, and short stories, most notably in the fantasy and science fiction ... Le Guin was one of the pioneers of a sub-genre of science fiction ...
    24 KB (3,578 words) - 13:45, 3 May 2023
  • Grebe is the common name for any of the swimming and diving birds ... . Their unique forms and behaviors add to the aesthetic beauty of the aquatic ...
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  • ), covers an area of 932 km², constituting the first national park of Nepal ... The Royal Chitwan National Park is the best example of a pristine ...
    12 KB (1,640 words) - 20:54, 21 December 2022
  • blue-gray or blue-black transition metal in the platinum family and is found ... The compound osmium tetroxide is very toxic but has a number of important ...
    14 KB (1,905 words) - 04:43, 18 November 2022
  • Uracil is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids ... In RNA, uracil replaces thymine as the usual complement of adenine ...
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  • (IUPAC name)) is a chemical compound with the formula C2H4(OH)2. It is classified ... and aircraft. It is being used to inhibit the formation of natural gas clathrates ...
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  • The Good-Reasons Theory or Good Reasons approach, a theory in the ... This approach is associated mainly with the ideas of Stephen Toulmin ...
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  • * the organic functional group characterized by a carbonyl group ... Amides are the most stable of all the carbonyl functional groups. ...
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  • odorless, heavy noble gas that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere in ... Xenon is a trace gas in the Earth's atmosphere, occurring in ...
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  • Sulfur dioxide (also sulphur dioxide) is the chemical compound with ... Further oxidation of SO2, usually in the presence of a catalyst such ...
    13 KB (1,988 words) - 21:44, 26 February 2023
  • The chemical compound nitric oxide is a gas with formula NO. It is ... The nitric oxide molecule is a free radical, which is relevant to ...
    12 KB (1,673 words) - 02:25, 16 November 2022
  • In zoology, ray is the common name for cartilaginous fish comprising ... small fish, and even plankton (in the case of manta rays), while ...
    10 KB (1,328 words) - 19:06, 16 April 2023
  • optical phenomenon in cold bodies, in which the molecular absorption of a ... Fluorescence is named after the mineral fluorite, composed of calcium ...
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  • Ice is the name given to water in the solid state. In nature, it is ... (phases) and several amorphous forms of ice. The most abundant type of ice ...
    24 KB (3,832 words) - 17:09, 10 February 2024
  • Silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of various species of moths, ... Silkworm species vary in terms of the quality of silk they produce ...
    16 KB (2,383 words) - 23:22, 7 October 2022
  • Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that ... insights into processes that occur during the birth and death of stars, ...
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  • The peripheral drift illusion (PDI) is an optical illusion that creates ... The peripheral drift illusion was first described by Jocelyn Faubert ...
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