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hypocotyl
hypocotyl The region of the stem beneath the stalks of the seed leaves (cotyledons) and directly above the young root of an embryo plant. It grows rapidly in seedlings showing epigeal germination and lifts the cotyledons above the soil surface. In this region (the transition zone) the arrangement of... Read more |
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macroevolution
macroevolution Evolution above the species level, i.e. the development of new species, genera, families, orders, etc. There is no agreement as to whether macroevolution results from the accumulation of small changes resulting from microevolution, or whether macroevolution is uncoupled from... Read more |
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Accountant
Accountant Accountants prepare, analyze, and verify financial records for individuals, businesses, and the government. Accountants may have their own businesses, work for accounting firms, or be employed by various types of businesses. Some accountants specialize in tax... Read more |
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New Economic Policy
New Economic Policy (NEP), official economic reconstruction program of the USSR from 1921 to 1928. It replaced the economic policies of "war Communism" (1918-21), an emergency program established by Lenin during the civil war. War Communism had included forced requisition of grain,... Read more |
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mesosphere
mesosphere The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere, lying above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, at altitudes of 50–85 km. Temperatures in the mesosphere fall with increasing altitude, reaching a minimum at the mesopause. Measurements from sounding rockets indicate the... Read more |
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ecological pyramid
ecological pyramid (Eltonian pyramid) A graphical representation of the trophic structure and function of an ecosystem. The first trophic level, of producer organisms (usually green plants), forms the base of the pyramid, with succeeding levels added above to the apex. There are three types of... Read more |
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herring-bone
herring-bone. Bricks, stones, tiles, or wood-blocks laid aslant in alternate rows or courses at 45° to the general direction of the course or row, and at 90° to the adjoining courses or rows, thus each course or row slopes in a different direction to those on either side or above and... Read more |
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Heimlich maneuver
Heimlich maneuver emergency procedure used to treat choking victims whose airway is obstructed by food or another substance. It forces air from the lungs through the windpipe, pushing the obstruction out. If the victim is standing, the rescuer wraps his (or her) arms around the victim's waist;... Read more |
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dunnage
dunnage, loose wood or wooden blocks used in the holds of the old-fashioned cargo ship. They were employed to secure the cargo above the floors and away from the ship's sides to protect it from any sweating of the ship's plates, and also to wedge it firmly so that it did not get thrown about in a... Read more |
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