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prostaglandin

(Encyclopedia) prostaglandinprostaglandinprŏsˌtəglănˈdən [key], any of a group of about a dozen compounds synthesized from fatty acids in mammals as well as in lower animals. Prostaglandins are…

Chemistry: How and Why Do Things Dissolve?

How and Why Do Things Dissolve?ChemistrySolutionsWhat Are Solutions?How and Why Do Things Dissolve?Determining the Concentration of a SolutionFactors That Affect SolubilityDilutions When making a…

Chemistry: Types of Solids

Types of SolidsChemistrySolidsWhat Are Solids?Why Are Solids Solid?Types of Solids There are five main types of solids, each of which has its own properties and structures. Let's have a look.…

hardness

(Encyclopedia) hardness, property of matter commonly described as the resistance of a substance to being scratched by another substance. The degree of hardness is relative, different substances being…

75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Voice Heard Again

A team of computer scientists and paleontologists from Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Museum has recreated the sound that a Parasaurolophus…

Eton

(Encyclopedia) Eton Eton ēˈtən [key], town, Windsor and Maidenhead, central England, on the Thames River…