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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Exploration for mineral deposits by chemically analysing sampled rock, soil, vegetation, and other natural materials for trace amounts of the principal and associated elements. By now, most of the ...

Endophytic fungi

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Fungi that live in the interior of plant host tissues without causing external symptoms. The term endophyte literally means "living within" and is contrasted with epiphyte, which means "living on the ...

Embedded systems

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Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. The term derives from the military, where ...

Patent

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Common designation for letters patent, which is a certificate of grant by a government of an exclusive right with respect to an invention for a limited period of time. A United States patent confers ...

Cadmium metallurgy

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Cadmium resembles zinc in its chemical properties, and its occurrence for commercial purposes is with zinc ores. A relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, cadmium ranks in abundance between ...

Gastrolith

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Any of the pebbles swallowed by animals and retained for a time in the gizzard or stomach, where they serve to grind up the food and in so doing become rounded and highly polished. Birds generally ...

Wood anatomy and structure

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As one of the world's most abundant and accessible renewable resources, wood has been of immense utility and value to humans. Wood can be durable (resistant to decay and insect attack) and ...