General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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sage

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A shrubby perennial plant in the genus Salvia of the mint family (Limiaceae). There are several species, including garden, or true, sage ( S. officinalis ), the sage most commonly used in foods. ...

dill

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An annual culinary herb of the carrot family, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). It supplies four products: dill seed oil, dill leaf oil, dill seed, and dill leaf. Although all of the dill grown in the ...

travertine

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A rather dense, banded limestone (see illus. ), sometimes moderately porous, that is formed by evaporation about springs, as is tufa, or in caves as stalactites, stalagmites, or dripstone. Where ...

somesthesis

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A general term for the somatic sensibilities aroused by stimulation of bodily tissues such as the skin, muscles, tendons, joints, and the viscera. Six primary qualities of somatic sensation are ...

The process of becoming magnetized; also the property and in particular the extent of being magnetized. Magnetization has an effect on many of the physical properties of a substance. Among these are ...

Chiromancy

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The practice of reading the palms of other people in order to predict their future. It is seen as a pseudoscience and fails to produce reliable, predictable results, with practitioners relying on ...

clinical pathology

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Discipline in the disease process is assessed and monitored by examination of blood, body fluids, secretions and aspirated specimens. Material chemical detection, morphology, microbiological and ...