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  • 41alchemy — alchemic /al kem ik/, alchemical, alchemistic /al keuh mis tik/, alchemistical, adj. alchemically, adv. /al keuh mee/, n., pl. alchemies for 2. 1. a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and …

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  • 42scorpion — scorpionic /skawr pee on ik/, adj. /skawr pee euhn/, n. 1. any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting. 2. the… …

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  • 43Metal — This article is about metallic materials. For other uses, see Metal (disambiguation). Some metal pieces Metals Alkali metals …

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  • 44Cephalopod — Cephalopods Temporal range: Devonian – Recent[1] (Stem groups from Cambrian)[2] …

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  • 45base — {{11}}base (adj.) late 14c., low, of little height, from O.Fr. bas low, lowly, mean, from L.L. bassus thick, stumpy, low (used only as a cognomen in classical Latin, humilis being there the usual word for low in stature or position ), possibly… …

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  • 46Coot (program) — Coot the Coot main window (version 0.5pre) Developer(s) …

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  • 47-one — chemical suffix, from Gk. one, female patronymic (Cf. ANEMONE (Cf. anemone), daughter of the wind anemos); in chemical use denoting a weaker derivative. Its use in forming ACETONE (Cf. acetone) (1830s) gave rise to the specialized chemical sense …

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  • 48topochemical — |täpə, |tōpə+ adjective Etymology: top + chemical 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a locally confined chemical reaction 2. : of, relating to, or constituting a combined tactile and chemical sense (as that of the antennae of insects) that is… …

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  • 49Sound particle — is a Quantum mechanical description tool for the advancing pressure wave within the medium that creates sound. Sound particles are a private case of the more general phenomenon in quantum mechanics called phononsIn the context of particle… …

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  • 50odour — /oh deuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. odor. * * * also spelled  Odor,         the property of certain substances, in very small concentrations, to stimulate chemical sense receptors (receptor) that sample the air or water surrounding an animal. In insects …

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