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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Eucalyptus

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A large and important genus of Australian forest trees; includes about 500 species in the family Myrtaceae. Only two species occur naturally outside Australia in the adjacent islands. Eucalypts ...

Brazil nut

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A large broad-leafed evergreen tree, Bertholettia excelsa , that grows wild in the forests of the Amazon valley of Brazil and Bolivia. The fruit is a spherical capsule, 3–6 in. (7.5–15 cm) in ...

A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are born. Molecular clouds consist primarily of molecular hydrogen (H 2 ) gas, have temperatures in ...

Cyanobacteria

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A large and heterogeneous group of photosynthetic microorganisms, formerly referred to as blue-green algae. They had been classified with the algae because their mechanism of photosynthesis is ...

Alligator

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A large aquatic reptile of the family Alligatoridae. Common usage generally restricts the name to the two species of the genus Alligator . The family also includes three genera (five species) of ...

Peracarida

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A large crustacean superorder generally classified within the phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea, class Malacostraca, subclass Eumalacostraca. The Peracarida are defined as having the following ...

Liver

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A large gland found in all vertebrates. It consists of a continuous parenchymal mass forming a system of walls (muralium) through which venous blood from the gut must pass. This strategic ...