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51cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
52Mundell–Fleming model — The Mundell–Fleming model, also known as the IS LM BP model, is an economic model first set forth (independently) by Robert Mundell and Marcus Fleming.[1][2] The model is an extension of the IS LM model. Whereas the traditional IS LM Model deals… …
53igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …
54protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …
55Column chromatography — A chemist in the 1950s using column chromatography. The Erlenmeyer receptacles are on the floor. Column chromatography in chemistry is a method used to purify individual chemical compounds from mixtures of compounds. It is often used for… …
56Residence Time Distribution — The residence time distribution (RTD) of a chemical reactor is a probability distribution function that describes the amount of time a fluid elements could spend inside the reactor. Chemical engineers use the RTD to characterize the mixing and… …
57Viscoplasticity — Figure 1. Elements used in one dimensional models of viscoplastic materials. Viscoplasticity is a theory in continuum mechanics that describes the rate dependent inelastic behavior of solids. Rate dependence in this context means that the… …
58NPSH — This article is about Net Positive Suction Head. For the band commonly abbreviated to NPSH, see Natalie Portmans Shaved Head. For the fire hose coupling thread, see Glossary of firefighting equipment#N. Hydraulic circuit NPSH is an initialism for …
59Differential geometry of surfaces — Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1828 In mathematics, the differential geometry of surfaces deals with smooth surfaces with various additional structures, most often, a Riemannian metric. Surfaces have been extensively studied from various perspectives:… …
60Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
