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41Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization — MALDI TOF mass spectrometer Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is a soft ionization technique used in mass spectrometry, allowing the analysis of biomolecules (biopolymers such as DNA, proteins, peptides and sugars) and large… …
42ESEM — stands for environmental scanning electron microscope. This is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) that allows a gaseous environment in the specimen chamber. Whereas all conventional microscopes operate in vacuum, the ESEM has added a new… …
43education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
44The Expert at the Card Table — Infobox Book name = The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation title orig = translator = image caption = Cover author = S. W. Erdnase illustrator = Smith, M. D. country = USA language = English series = subject = Card …
45mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
46Liquid crystal display — LCD redirects here. For other uses, see LCD (disambiguation). Reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal display. Polarizing filter film with a vertical axis to polarize light as it enters. Glass substrate with ITO electrodes. The shapes of these… …
47Apple TV — Information appliance title=Apple TV caption=Apple TV on display pre release at the Macworld 2007 conference manufacturer=Apple Inc. type=Digital media receiver connectivity=IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi Fi HDMI Port Component Video/Audio USB 2.0cite… …
48American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… …
49Geophysical MASINT — is a branch of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) that involves phenomena transmitted through the earth (ground, water, atmosphere) and manmade structures including emitted or reflected sounds, pressure waves, vibrations, and… …
50geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …
