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101physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
102chemical kinetics — Introduction the branch of physical chemistry (chemistry) that is concerned with understanding the rates of chemical reactions (chemical reaction). It is to be contrasted with thermodynamics, which deals with the direction in which a… …
103alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …
104carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… …
105Fixed-income attribution — refers to the process of measuring returns generated by various sources of risk in a fixed income portfolio, particularly when multiple sources of return are active at the same time. For example, the risks affecting the return of a bond portfolio …
106Molecular orbital — See also: Molecular orbital theory In chemistry, a molecular orbital (or MO) is a mathematical function describing the wave like behavior of an electron in a molecule. This function can be used to calculate chemical and physical properties such… …
107Cyclol — Figure 1: In the classic cyclol reaction, two peptide groups are linked by a N C’ bond, converting the carbonyl oxygen into a hydroxyl group. Although this reaction occurs in a few cyclic peptides, it is disfavored by free energy, mainly because… …
108lipid — /lip id, luy pid/, n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with… …
109Divorce (in Moral Theology) — Divorce (in Moral Theology) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology) This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence. The term… …
110X-ray crystallography — can locate every atom in a zeolite, an aluminosilicate with many important applications, such as water purification. X ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal, in which a beam of X rays strikes a… …
