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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Binocular binocular, small optical instrument consisting of two similar telescopes mounted on a single frame so that separate images enter each of the viewer's eyes. As with a…urea
(Encyclopedia) CE5 ureaureay&oobreve;ēˈə [key], organic compound that is the principal end product of nitrogen metabolism in most mammals. Urea was the first animal metabolite to be isolated…amino acid
(Encyclopedia) CE5 General formula of an amino acid CE5 Peptide bond between two molecules of the amino acid alanine amino acidamino acidəmēˈnō [key], any one of a class of simple…spectral class
(Encyclopedia) CE5 spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars…serine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 serineserinesĕrˈēn [key], organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein. It is not…gyroscope
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Three-frame gyroscope gyroscopegyroscopejīˈrəskōpˌ [key], symmetrical mass, usually a wheel, mounted so that it can spin about an axis in any direction. When spinning, the…histidine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 histidinehistidinehĭsˈtĭdēn [key], organic compound, one of the 22 α-amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein.…loudspeaker
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Electrodynamic loudspeaker loudspeaker or speaker, device used to convert electrical energy into sound. It consists essentially of a thin flexible sheet called a diaphragm that…mushroom
(Encyclopedia) CE5 The poisonous mushroom Amanita mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool…complex variable analysis
(Encyclopedia) complex variable analysis, branch of mathematics that deals with the calculus of functions of a complex variable, i.e., a variable of the form z=x+iy, where x and y are real and i=−1 (…Trending
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