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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Chromatophore

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A pigmented structure found in many animals, generally in the integument. The term is usually restricted to those structures that bring about changes in colour or brightness. A majority of ...

Andesine

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A plagioclase feldspar with composition Ab 70 An 30 to Ab 50 An 50 (Ab = NaAlSi 3 O 8 ; An = CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 ). Andesine occurs primarily in igneous rocks, often in a glassy matrix as ...

Reservoir

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A place or containment area where water is stored. Where large volumes of water are to be stored, reservoirs usually are created by the construction of a dam across a flowing stream. When water ...

A plane surface inclined at an angle with the line of action of the force that is to be exerted or overcome. The usual application is diagrammed in the illustration . A relatively small force acting ...

Spring (hydrology)

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A place where groundwater discharges upon the land surface because the natural flow of ground water to the place exceeds the flow from it. Springs are ephemeral, discharging intermittently, or ...

Wedge

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A piece of rigid material whose two major surfaces make an acute angle θ. It is closely related to the inclined plane and is used to multiply the applied force and to change the direction in which ...

Pollination mutualisms by insects before the evolution of flowers

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A preeminent association between flowering plants and insects is pollination. Pollination is a mutualism in which two interactors reciprocally benefit: a host plant receives the service of insect ...