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101cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
102adsorption — [ad sôrp′shən, adzôrp′shən] n. 〚/span> ADSORB, by analogy with ABSORPTION〛 an adsorbing or being adsorbed; adhesion of the molecules of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance to a surface adsorptive adj. * * * ad·sorp·tion (ăd sôrpʹshən, zôrpʹ ) …
103greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons. [1980 85] * * * ▪ atmospheric science Introduction any gas that has the property of… …
104Properties of water — H2O and HOH redirect here. For other uses, see H2O (disambiguation) and HOH (disambiguation). This article is about the physical and chemical properties of pure water. For general discussion and its distribution and importance in life, see Water …
105Orbiting Carbon Observatory — OCO and OCO 2 redirect here. For the Overseas Contingency Operation (2001–present), see War on Terrorism. Orbiting Carbon Observatory Artist rendition of the OCO satellite as it would have looked in orbit Mission type Climato …
106steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
107climate change — Introduction periodic modification of Earth s climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth …
108Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous — The Wikipedia Reference Desk covering the topic of miscellaneous. Miscellaneous #eee #f5f5f5 #eee #aaa #aaa #aaa #00f #36b #000 #00f miscellaneous Wikipedia …
109Fructose — D Fructose …
110Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …
