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111saturate — I. transitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare, from satur well fed more at satire Date: 1538 1. to satisfy fully ; satiate 2. to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can …
112Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …
113Halobacteria — Taxobox color = #F3E0E0 name = Halobacteria image width = 200px image caption = Halobacterium sp. strain NRC 1, each cell about 5 µm in length. domain = Archaea phylum = Euryarchaeota classis = Halobacteria subdivision ranks = Order subdivision …
114Halobacteriales — Taxobox color = darkgray name = Halobacteriales domain = Archaea phylum = Euryarchaeota classis = Halobacteria ordo = Halobacteriales ordo authority = Grant Larsen, 1989 subdivision ranks = Family subdivision = * Halobacteriaceae synonyms = *… …
115Nuclear reactor physics — See also: Critical mass Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors. Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce …
116printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …
117Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… …
118saturate — 1. To impregnate to the greatest possible extent. 2. To neutralize; to satisfy all the chemical affinities of a substance (as by converting all double bonds to single bonds). 3. To dissolve a substance up to that concentration beyond which the… …
119Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …
120mudflow — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A flowage of water saturated earth material possessing a high degree of fluidity during movement. A less saturated flowing mass is often called a debris flow. A mudflow originating on the flank of a volcano is… …
