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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A macroscopic fungus with a fruiting body (also known as a sporocarp). It has been estimated that over 1,500,000 species of fungi exist on the Earth; yet only about 69,000 species have been described ...

Typewriter

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A machine that produces printed copy, character by character, as it is operated. Its essential parts are a keyboard, a set of raised characters or a thermal print head, an inked ribbon, a platen for ...

Anthophyllite

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A magnesium-rich orthorhombic amphibole with perfect (210) cleavage and a colour which varies from white to various shades of green and brown. It is a comparatively rare metamorphic mineral which ...

Biopolymer

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A macromolecule derived from natural sources; also known as biological polymer. Nature has developed effective means for efficiently preparing and utilising biopolymers. Some are used as structural ...

Magnetic lens

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A magnetic field with axial symmetry capable of converging beams of charged particles of uniform velocity and of forming images of objects placed in the path of such beams. Magnetic lenses are ...

Grinding mill

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A machine that reduces the size of particles of raw material fed into it. The size reduction may be to facilitate removal of valuable constituents from an ore or to prepare the material for ...

Compressor

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A machine that increases the pressure of a gas or vapour (typically air), or mixture of gases and vapors. The pressure of the fluid is increased by reducing the fluid specific volume during passage ...