adhesion of soil
81plastic — plastically, plasticly, adv. /plas tik/, n. 1. Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives,… …
82printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …
83railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
84accretion — n. 1. Growth (by accession of parts), accumulation, increase by adhesion. 2. (Med.) Growing together, adhesion. 3. (Law.) Gradual accumulation (of soil, as at the mouth of a river) …
85Cell biology — Not to be confused with Cell (biology). Cell research redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Research (journal) …
86Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… …
87Mica — For other uses, see Mica (disambiguation). Rock with mica …
88Webster-Ashburton Treaty — The Webster Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada, then a colony of Britain. It also established the details of the border between… …
89Grade (slope) — d = run Δh = rise l = slope length α = angle of inclination This article is for the grade of a topographic feature or constructed element, for other uses see: Slope (disambiguation) The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, pitch or rise)… …
90Antipredator adaptation — A lone bison is standing its ground against a pack of wolves, thereby increasing its chance of survival Antipredator adaptations are evolutionary adaptations developed over time, which assist prey organisms in their constant struggle against… …
