Columbia Encyclopedia
Search results
500 results found
Raoult's law
(Encyclopedia)Raoult's law räo͞olzˈ [key] [for F. M. Raoult, a French physicist and chemist] states that the addition of solute to a liquid lessens the tendency for the liquid to become a solid or a gas, i.e., r...Bonar Law, Andrew
(Encyclopedia)Bonar Law, Andrew: see Law, Andrew Bonar. ...Titius-Bode law
(Encyclopedia)Titius-Bode law or Titius's law: see Bode's law. ...code, in law
(Encyclopedia)code, in law, in its widest sense any body of legal rules expressed in fixed and authoritative written form. A statute thus may be termed a code. Codes contrast with customary law (including common la...sale, in law
(Encyclopedia)sale, in law, transfer of ownership in return for money. An exchange of goods for goods is termed barter, but the distinction between sale and barter is mainly technical; laws that govern one govern t...counselor at law
(Encyclopedia)counselor at law: see attorney.proof, in law
(Encyclopedia)proof, in law: see evidence.inheritance, in law
(Encyclopedia)inheritance, in law: see heir.Gay-Lussac's law
(Encyclopedia)Gay-Lussac's law: see gas laws.common-law marriage
(Encyclopedia)common-law marriage: see under husband and wife. ...Browse by Subject
- Earth and the Environment +-
- History +-
- Literature and the Arts +-
- Medicine +-
- People +-
- Philosophy and Religion +-
- Places +-
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and Oceania
- Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries
- Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations
- Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Oceans, Continents, and Polar Regions
- Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balkans
- United States, Canada, and Greenland
- Plants and Animals +-
- Science and Technology +-
- Social Sciences and the Law +-
- Sports and Everyday Life +-
