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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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cell membrane
Biology; Genetics
The outer membrane of a cell, which separates it from the environment. Also called a plasma membrane or plasmalemma.
attachment
Software; Anti virus
In malware distribution, unexpected emails and attachments can contain viruses and trojans. These can appear to be non-executable files while really being executable files, ...
landing rocket
Astronomy; Mars
A "secondary rocket" intended to be used for descending to the surface of the moon or another planet while the major vehicle remains in an orbit around the destination body.
alkali metal (group I element)
Astronomy; General astronomy
Metal in the first column of the periodic table