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51Antiquity of the World — Antiquity of the World † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antiquity of the World Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world. Two groups of scientists have especially busied themselves with this question: physicists and… …
52KREEP — KREEP, an acronym built from the letters K (the atomic symbol for the element potassium), REE (Rare Earth Elements) and P (for phosphorus), is a geochemical component of some lunar impact melt breccia and basalt rocks. Its most significant… …
53Backpacking (wilderness) — This article is about backpacking in the wilderness. For other uses, see Backpacker. Backpacking in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming …
54Chemical vapor deposition of diamond — Colorless gem cut from diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition Chemical vapor deposition of diamond or CVD is a method of producing synthetic diamond by creating the circumstances necessary for carbon atoms in a gas to settle on a substrate in …
55hydrogen — /huy dreuh jeuhn/, n. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; at. wt.: 1.00797; at. no.: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure. [1785 95;… …
56calorifacient — ca·lor·i·fa·cient kə .lōr ə fā shənt, .lȯr , .lär ; .kal ə rə fā adj heat producing usu. used of foods * * * ca·lor·i·fa·cient (kə lor″ĭ faґshənt) [calori + facient] producing heat; said of certain foods …
57Zeolite — Zeolites (Greek, zein , to boil ; lithos , a stone ) are hydrated aluminosilicate minerals and have a micro porous structure. The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed,… …
58Thermal cutoff — A thermal cutoff is an electrical safety device that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature. Thermal fuseA thermal fuse is a cutoff which uses a one time fusible link. Unlike the thermostat which automatically resets… …
59uniformitarianism — [yo͞on΄ə fôrm΄ə ter′ē əniz΄əm] n. the doctrine that all geologic changes may be explained by existing physical and chemical processes, as erosion, deposition, volcanic action, etc., that have operated in essentially the same way throughout… …
60Immanuel Kant — Kant redirects here. For other uses, see Kant (disambiguation). See also: Kant (surname) Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant Full name Immanuel Kant Born 22 April 1724 …
