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Network Solutions
NETWORK SOLUTIONS Computer networks, including the Internet, play critical roles in business and communications. Without them, it would be impossible for companies to engage in e-commerce and the vast majority of business systems would come to a complete standstill. Therefore, by enabling real-time... Read more |
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Sodium hypochlorite
Javelle water or Javel water , Fr. eau de Javelle, aqueous solution of sodium or potassium hypochlorite. It was originally made near the French town of Javelle (now part of Paris) and was the first chemical bleach, a use first demonstrated by C. L. Berthollet in 1785. It was produced by... Read more |
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dialysis
dialysis , in chemistry, transfer of solute (dissolved solids) across a semipermeable membrane. Strictly speaking, dialysis refers only to the transfer of the solute; transfer of the solvent is called osmosis . Dialysis is frequently used to separate different components of a solution. For example,... Read more |
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laudanum
laudanum , tincture, or alcoholic solution, of opium , first compounded by Paracelsus in the 16th cent. Not then known to be addictive, the preparation was widely used up through the 19th cent. to treat a variety of disorders. Many literary and artistic figures, including Coleridge, Poe,... Read more |
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Nightclub
Nightclub BUSINESS PLAN WILD OASIS 1039 Thurman Avenue Cliff, Massachusetts 01862 The Wild Oasis nightclub provides a local solution to the lack of dance and live music venues in a medium-sized market, and will help keep late-night entertainment... Read more |
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solution
solution in chemistry, homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. The dissolving medium is called the solvent , and the dissolved material is called the solute. A solution is distinct from a colloid or a suspension . In most common solutions, the solvent is a liquid, often water, and the... Read more |
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Adelard of Bath
Adelard of Bath , fl. 12th cent., English scholastic philosopher, celebrated for his study of Arabic learning. He translated Euclid from Arabic into Latin. His major works were Perdifficiles quaestiones naturales, which embodied his scientific studies, and De eodem et diverso, his principal... Read more |
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lye
lye name commonly used for a strongly alkaline solution. It originally meant a solution of potassium carbonate (potash) prepared by leaching wood ashes with water, but now the name also means a solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide . Lye is also used to refer to the undissolved... Read more |
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Benedicts solution
Benedict's solution deep-blue alkaline solution used to test for the presence of the aldehyde functional group, -CHO. The substance to be tested is heated with Benedict's solution; formation of a brick-red precipitate indicates presence of the aldehyde group. Since simple sugars (e.g., glucose)... Read more |
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Corporacion Andina De Fomento Selects PORTIA as Portfolio Management Solution.
...Agreement Demonstrates PORTIA's Focus on Venezuelan...licensed its global portfolio management solution - PORTIA(R) - to Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF), a Caracas...industry-proven ... |