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  • 81sweep — sweep1 sweepable, adj. /sweep/, v., swept, sweeping, n. v.t. 1. to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 2. to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney …

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  • 82Saigō Takamori — born Dec. 7, 1827, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan died Sept. 24, 1877, Kagoshima Japanese military and political leader of the late Tokugawa and early Meiji periods. A samurai from the domain of Satsuma, Saigō joined Ōkubo Toshimichi and Kido Takayoshi …

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  • 83unavailable energy — noun Energy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do work …

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  • 84Roland Omnès — (* 18. Februar 1931) ist ein französischer theoretischer Physiker, der sich mit den Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik beschäftigt. Omnès (der Mathematik studierte) war Professor an der Universität Paris Süd in Orsay, wo er inzwischen emeritiert ist… …

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  • 85chemisorption — che·mi·sorp·tion .kem i sȯrp shən, .kē mi , zȯrp n the usu. irreversible process of the atoms in a surface (as of a solid) forming chemical bonds with molecules that come in contact with them <chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron… …

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  • 86aging theory of atherosclerosis — a theory that atherosclerosis is an inevitable consequence of aging and therefore an irreversible process …

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  • 87ratchet something up/down — cause something to rise (or fall) as a step in an irreversible process. → ratchet …

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  • 88ratchet — noun a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. verb (ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted) 1》 operate by means of a ratchet. 2》 (ratchet something… …

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  • 89sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …

  • 90negrįžtamasis procesas — statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sistemos būsenos kitimas, kuriam pasibaigus sistemos negalima per tas pačias tarpines būsenas grąžinti į pradinę būseną be aplinkos pakitimų. atitikmenys: angl. irreversible process rus. необратимый процесс …

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