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chromatography
(Encyclopedia) chromatographychromatographykrōˌmətŏgˈrəfē [key], resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying…Crazy Horse Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Crazy Horse Memorial, memorial to the Oglala Souix chief Crazy Horse and Native Americans, under construction at Thunderhead Mt., near Custer, S.Dak., in the Black Hills. When finished…amnesty
(Encyclopedia) amnestyamnestyămˈnəstē [key], in law, exemption from prosecution for criminal action. It signifies forgiveness and the forgetting of past actions. Amnesties are usually extended to a…enthalpy
(Encyclopedia) enthalpyenthalpyĕnˈthălpē [key], measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system; it is a quantity derived from the heat and work relations studied in thermodynamics. As a…duress
(Encyclopedia) duressduressdy&oobreve;ˈrĭs, d&oobreve;ˈ–, d&oobreve;rĕsˈ [key], in law, actual or threatened violence or imprisonment, by reason of which a person is forced to enter into…Frederick III, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
(Encyclopedia) Frederick III, 1831–88, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (Mar.–June, 1888), son and successor of William I. In 1858 he married Victoria, the princess royal of England, who…advance health care directive
(Encyclopedia) advance health care directive: see living will.mandamus
(Encyclopedia) mandamusmandamusmăndāˈməs [key] [Lat.,=we order], in law, writ directing the performance of ministerial acts. A ministerial act is one that a person or body is obliged by law to…Judgment Day
(Encyclopedia) Judgment Day or Doomsday, central point of early Christian, Jewish, and Islamic eschatology, sometimes called the Day of the Lord. References to it throughout the Bible are numerous.…calculus of variations
(Encyclopedia) calculus of variations, branch of mathematics concerned with finding maximum or minimum conditions for a relationship between two or more variables that depends not only on the…Trending
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