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Algebra

Algebra Absolute Value Equations Adding and Subtracting Polynomials All Signs Point to the Discriminant Area and Volume Problems Behold the Power of Exponents Classifying Polynomials Climb…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - B

BA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z balance n. Any piece of apparatus used to determine the mass of a sample of matter.v. as in balance an equation: to have equal numbers of atoms of…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - O

OA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z octet A stable group of eight electrons in the outer shell of an atom. ohm The unit of electrical resistance.A current of 1 amp at a potential…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - T

TA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z taxol A naturally occurring compound (extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew tree) that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug…

vision

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Optic nerve vision, physiological sense of sight by which the form, color, size, movements, and distance of objects are perceived. Defects of vision include astigmatism,…

Brewer's: Acropolis

Acrop′olis The citadel of ancient Athens. Of course, the word is compounded of akros and polis = the city on the height, i.e., the high rock Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Boustrap'a

Napoleon III. The word is compounded of the first syllables Bou -logne, Stra -sbourg, Pa -ris, and alludes to his escapades in 1836 and 1840. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…