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 material in which one spatial dimension, thickness, is much smaller than the other two. Films can be conveniently classified as those that support themselves and those that exist only as layers on ...

Primer (surface coating)

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A material used for the first coat of paint or as the prime coat in a protective coating system. Primers are designed to promote adhesion of the coating system to the substrate, to furnish a good ...

Electric insulator

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A material that blocks the flow of electric current across it. Insulators are to be distinguished from electrolytes, which are electronic insulators but ionic conductors.

Mechanical alloying

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A materials-processing method that involves the repeated welding, fracturing, and rewelding of a mixture of powder particles, generally in a high-energy ball mill, to produce a controlled, extremely ...

Electrical model

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A mathematical description or electrical equivalent circuit that represents the behaviour of a device or system. Models for complex systems are often represented by networks of models for simpler ...

Pesticide

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A material useful for the mitigation, control, or elimination of plants or animals detrimental to human health or economy. Algicides, defoliants, desiccants, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and ...

Dyadic

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A mathematical abstraction corresponding to an expression of the type β γb; + δ ∊ + · · · , in which the elements (dyad symbols) consist of two vector symbols in juxtaposition without the ...