Adiabat

Change in temperature due to expansion or contraction of a parcel of air which thus change the pressure and therefore the temperature. No heat transfer between the air parcel and ...

adiabatic

Physics; General physics

Any change in which there is no gain or loss of heat.

adiabatic

Energy; Energy efficiency

Without loss or gain of heat to a system. An adiabatic change is a change in volume and pressure of a parcel of gas without an exchange of heat between the parcel and its ...

centrifuge

Chemistry; General chemistry

Equipment used to separate substances based on density by rotating the tubes around a centred axis.

cell potential

Chemistry; General chemistry

The force in a galvanic cell that pulls electron through reducing agent to oxidizing agent.

conductor

Chemistry; General chemistry

Material that allows electric flow more freely.

cuvette

Chemistry; General chemistry

Glassware used in spectroscopic experiments. It is usually made of plastic, glass or quartz and should be as clean and clear as possible.

deionization

Chemistry; General chemistry

The removal of ions, and in water's case mineral ions such as sodium, iron and calcium.

deliquescence

Chemistry; General chemistry

Substances that absorb water from the atmosphere to form liquid solutions.

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Muppets

A term used by Goldman Sachs staff to refer to the bank's clients, or stupid people as the puppet characters created by Jim Henson in the 1950s. In an ...