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11Covalent organic framework — The design and synthesis of crystalline extended organic structures in which the building blocks are linked by strong covalent bonds are core concepts of covalent organic frameworks (COFs). COFs are porous, and crystalline, and made entirely from …
12Metal-organic framework — Metal Organic Frameworks are crystalline compounds consisting of metal ions or clusters coordinated to often rigid organic molecules to form one , two , or three dimensional structures that can be porous. In some cases, the pores are stable to… …
13MOGUL framework — The MOGUL framework is a research framework aiming to provide a theoretical perspective on the nature of language. MOGUL (Modular On line Growth and Use of Language) draws on the common ground underlying various related areas of cognitive science …
14skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …
15Skeleton — The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body. * * * 1. The bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton). 2. All the dry parts remaining after… …
16kite — kite1 kiter, n. kitelike, adj. /kuyt/, n., v., kited, kiting. n. 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long,… …
17architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …
18Twelfth century (The) — The twelfth century John Marenbon INTRODUCTION The twelfth century began and ended with events which mark it off, at least symbolically, as a discrete period in the history of Western philosophy. It was in about 1100 that Abelard the most wide… …
19Sponge reef — taxobox image caption = Hexactinellae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 name = Hexactinellid Reef Sponges regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Hexactinellida subclassis = Hexasterophora subdivision ranks = Orders… …
20structure — 1 *building, edifice, pile 2 Structure, anatomy, framework, skeleton are often used interchangeably. Structure is by far the richest in implications and the widest in its range of application. In general it denotes the formation, arrangement, and …
