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Mudéjar
(Encyclopedia) MudéjarMudéjarm&oomacr;ᵺāˈhär [key], name given to the Moors who remained in Spain after the Christian reconquest but were not converted to Christianity, and to the style of…associative law
(Encyclopedia) associative law, in mathematics, law holding that for a given operation combining three quantities, two at a time, the initial pairing is arbitrary; e.g., using the operation of…monsoon
(Encyclopedia) monsoonmonsoonmŏns&oomacr;n [key] [Arab., mausium=season], wind that changes direction with change of season, notably in India and SE Asia. To a lesser degree, monsoonal winds also…phonon
(Encyclopedia) phononphononfōˈnŏn [key], quantum of vibrational energy. The atoms of any crystal are in a state of vibration, their average kinetic energy being measured by the absolute temperature…bacillus
(Encyclopedia) bacillusbacillusbəsĭlˈəs [key], any rod-shaped bacterium or, more particularly, a rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bacillus. Some bacterium in the genus cause disease, for example B.…albino
(Encyclopedia) albinoalbinoălbīˈnō [key] [Port.,=white], animal or plant lacking normal pigmentation. The absence of pigment is observed in the body covering (skin, hair, and feathers) and in the…algorithm
(Encyclopedia) algorithmalgorithmălˈgərĭᵺˌəm [key] or algorismalgorism–rĭzˌəm [key] [for Al-Khowarizmi], a clearly defined procedure for obtaining the solution to a general type of problem, often…devaluation
(Encyclopedia) devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the…dextrin
(Encyclopedia) dextrin, any one of a number of carbohydrates having the same general formula as starch but a smaller and less complex molecule. They are polysaccharides and are produced as…Decius Mus, Publius
(Encyclopedia) Decius Mus, PubliusDecius Mus, Publiusdēˈshəs [key]Decius Mus, Publiusmŭs [key], name of three Romans, father, son, and grandson, who, according to legend, sacrificed themselves for…Trending
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