Search
Search results
Displaying 131 - 140
glycolysis
(Encyclopedia) glycolysisglycolysisglīkŏlˈĭsĭs [key], term given to the metabolic pathway utilized by most microorganisms (yeast and bacteria) and by all “higher” animals (including humans) for the…Mitchell, Peter Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Peter Dennis, 1920–92, British chemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1950. A professor at the Univ. of Edinburgh (1955–63), Mitchell was named director of Glynn Research Laboratories in…North Augusta
(Encyclopedia) North Augusta, city (1990 pop. 15,351), Aiken co., SW S.C., on the Savannah River opposite Augusta, Ga.; settled c.1860, inc. 1906. Located in an agricultural region, it is mostly…glycogen
(Encyclopedia) glycogenglycogenglīˈkəjən [key], starchlike polysaccharide (see carbohydrate) that is found in the liver and muscles of humans and the higher animals and in the cells of the lower…Los Alamos
(Encyclopedia) Los AlamosLos Alamoslôs ălˈəmōsˌ, lŏs [key], uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S.…Lilienthal, David Eli
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, David EliLilienthal, David Elilĭlˈyənthôl [key], 1899–1981, American public official, b. Morton, Ill. He was admitted (1923) to the bar, practiced law, and was appointed by…quantum theory
(Encyclopedia) quantum theory, modern physical theory concerned with the emission and absorption of energy by matter and with the motion of material particles; the quantum theory and the theory of…spectrum
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Dispersion of white light by a triangular prism spectrum, arrangement or display of light or other form of radiation separated according to wavelength, frequency, energy, or…field, in physics
(Encyclopedia) field, in physics, region throughout which a force may be exerted; examples are the gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields that surround, respectively, masses, electric charges,…momentum
(Encyclopedia) momentummomentummōmĕnˈtəm [key], in mechanics, the quantity of motion of a body, specifically the product of the mass of the body and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity; i.e…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
