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  • 21modernization — See modernize. * * * Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important,… …

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  • 22photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …

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  • 23turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …

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  • 24Millifold — Mil li*fold , a. [L. mille thousand + E. fold times.] Thousandfold. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode). [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25thousand — noun (plural thousands or thousand) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thūsend; akin to Old High German dūsunt thousand, Lithuanian tūkstantis, and probably to Sanskrit tavas strong, Latin tumēre to swell more at thumb Date: before 12th… …

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  • 26Adenosine triphosphate — For the Japanese rock band, see Adenosine Tri Phosphate (band). Adenosine triphosphate …

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  • 27Brian Aldiss — Infobox Writer name = Brian Aldiss caption = Brian Aldiss at Interaction in Glasgow, 2005 pseudonym = Jael Cracken birthdate = Birth date and age|1925|8|18|mf=y birthplace = East Dereham, Norfolk, England deathdate = deathplace = occupation =… …

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  • 28DEC Alpha — Alpha Designer Digital Equipment Corporation Bits 64 bit Introduced 1992 Design RISC Type Register Register Encoding Fixed …

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  • 29Genetics — This article is about the general scientific term. For the scientific journal, see Genetics (journal). Part of a series on Genetics Key components Chromosome DNA • RNA Genome …

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  • 30Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM …

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