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101arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
102painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
103Long-term potentiation — (LTP) is a persistent increase in synaptic strength following high frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse. Studies of LTP are often carried out in slices of the hippocampus, an important organ for learning and memory. In such studies,… …
104fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …
105Attractor — For other uses, see Attractor (disambiguation). Visual representation of a strange attractor An attractor is a set towards which a dynamical system evolves over time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if… …
106Digoxin — Not to be confused with Dioxin. Digoxin Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 [(3S,5R,8R,9S,10S,12R,13S,14S) 3 [(2S,4S,5R,6R) 5 [(2S,4S,5R,6R) 5 [(2S,4S,5R,6R) 4,5 dihydroxy 6 methyl oxan 2 yl]oxy 4 hydroxy 6 methyl oxan 2 yl …
107Tung Chung — Traditional Chinese 東涌 Simplified Chinese 东涌 Transcriptions …
108Jaina Island — there. [Coe.] The siteBoth Jaina Island and nearby Piedras Island (Isla Piedras) were the sites of small towns or villages. Jaina was settled circa 300 CE, [Muren.] lasting until its abandonment some time circa 1200 CE. The principal occupation… …
109metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
110protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …
