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  • 1asymmetric — asymmetrically, adv. /ay seuh me trik, as euh /, adj. 1. not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric. 2. (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in… …

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  • 2star cluster — Astron. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Cf. globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. * * * ▪ astronomy Introduction  either of two general types of stellar assemblages held… …

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  • 3law — 1. A principle or rule. 2. A statement of fact detailing a sequence or relation of phenomena that is invariable under given conditions. SEE ALSO: principle, rule, theorem. [A.S. lagu] Alexander l. states that a jerky nystagmus becomes worse when… …

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  • 4asymmetric — a•sym•met•ric [[t]ˌeɪ səˈmɛ trɪk, ˌæs ə [/t]] also a sym•met′ri•cal adj. 1) not identical on both sides of a central line; lacking symmetry 2) chem. a) having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule b) noting a carbon atom bonded to… …

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  • 5hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… …

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  • 6physical science, principles of — Introduction       the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world.        physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …

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  • 7coordination compound — Chem. complex (def. 10). Also called coordination complex. * * * ▪ chemistry Introduction  any of a class of substances with chemical structures in which a central metal atom is surrounded by nonmetal atoms or groups of atoms, called ligands… …

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  • 8Marcus theory — is a theory originally developed by Rudolph A. Marcus, starting in 1956, to explain the rates of electron transfer reactions – the rate at which an electron can move or jump from one chemical species (called the electron donor) to another (called …

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  • 9Tetris — Tetяis redirects here. For the Tengen produced game, see TETЯIS: The Soviet Mind Game. Tetris The box of the Nintendo version of Tetris for the NES. Developer(s) Alexey Pajitnov (E60 prototype), Vadim Ge …

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  • 10N1 rocket — Infobox rocket caption = Two N1 Moon rockets appear on the pads at Baikonur Cosmodrome in early July 1969 name = N1 function =Manned lunar carrier rocket manufacturer =OKB 1 country origin = Soviet Union height = 105 m alt height = diameter = 17… …

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