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Disguising
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museums of science
museums of science institutions or buildings where collections relevant to science and technology are preserved and displayed to promote education and research. While the preponderance of these museums are in North America and Europe, the chief cities of Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and Latin... Read more |
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Armored military vehicles
Armored Truck An armored truck is a vehicle designed to securely transport currency and other valuables. Background Before the advent of armored vehicles, securely moving currency and valuables was achieved either by deceit or by force of arms. In the case of deceit, a... Read more |
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computer terminal
computer terminal a device that enables a computer to receive or deliver data. Computer terminals vary greatly depending on the format of the data they handle. For example, a simple early terminal comprised a typewriter keyboard for input and a typewriter printing element for alphanumeric ... Read more |
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Dmitrii Ivanovich Mendeleev
MENDELEEV, DMITRII IVANOVICH(b. Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 8 February 1834; d. St. Petersburg, Russia, 2 February 1907),chemistry, periodic table. For the original article on Mendeleev see DSB, vol. 9.Recognition of Mendeleev as the most important, although not the only, developer of the periodic law... Read more |
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confectionery
confectionery delicacies or sweetmeats that have sugar as a principal ingredient, combined with coloring matter and flavoring and often with fruit or nuts. In the United States it is usually called candy, in Great Britain, sweets or boiled sweets. Nonchocolate candy is roughly divided into two... Read more |
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display
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Michael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff
Michael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff , 1870-1952, American historian, b. Kiev, Ukraine. He studied at the Univ. of St. Petersburg where he was professor of Latin and of Roman history from 1898 to 1918. He emigrated to the United States during the Russian Revolution, taught ancient history at the Univ. of... Read more |
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incomplete dominance
incomplete dominance The condition that arises when neither allele controlling a characteristic is dominant and the aspect displayed by the organism results from the partial influence of both alleles. For example, a snapdragon plant with alleles for red and for white flowers produces pink flowers.... Read more |
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detail
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