to be in bad odour
41Science of Survival — is a book published in 1951 by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Dianetics and Scientology. The title of Science of Survival alludes to Science and Sanity , a highly popular work by Alfred Korzybski, the founder of general semantics. Hubbard… …
42Machine olfaction — is the automated simulation of the sense of smell. It is an emerging requirement of modern robotics where robots or other automated systems are needed to measure the existence of a particular chemical concentration in air. This technology is… …
43Garlic — For other uses, see Garlic (disambiguation). Garlic Allium sativum, known as garlic, from William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793. Scientific classification …
44death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
45Context-dependent memory — refers to improved recall of specific episodes or information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same. One particularly common example of context dependence at work occurs when an individual has lost an item (e.g. lost car …
46cacosmia — The term cacosmia comes from the Greek words kakos (bad, unpleasant) and osmè (smell, stink, fragrant, odour, scent, perfume). It translates as bad smell . The term cacosmia is used to denote an * olfactory hallucination or illusion presenting …
47Major histocompatibility complex — The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large genomic region or gene family found in most vertebrates that encodes MHC molecules. MHC molecules play an important role in the immune system and autoimmunity. Proteins are continually… …
48Isocyanide — An isocyanide (also called an isonitrile [According to IUPAC s meaning of nitrile and cyanide the only correct name for R N≡C is isocyanide. The term nitrile denotes the triply bound N atom, not the carbon atom attached to it and cyanide denotes… …
49Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
50Materialism — • As the word itself signifies, Materialism is a philosophical system which regards matter as the only reality in the world, which undertakes to explain every event in the universe as resulting from the conditions and activity of matter, and… …
