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ipecac
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A low, perennial shrub or half-shrub of the tropical forest in Brazil and Colombia. Several species are used, but the dried roots and rhizomes of Cephaelis ipecacuanha ...
pineapple
Science; General science
A low-growing perennial plant, indigenous to the Americas. The cultivated varieties (cultivars) belong to the species Ananas sativus of the plant order Bromeliales.
basin
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A low-lying area which is wholly or largely surrounded by higher land. An example is the Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada, which was formed by depression beneath the center of ...
red dwarf star
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A low-mass main-sequence star of spectral classes M and L. Red dwarf stars range from about 0.6 solar mass at class M0 down to 0.08 solar mass in cool M and warm L, below which ...
video amplifier
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A low-pass amplifier having a bandwidth in the range from 2 to 100 MHz. Typical applications are in television receivers, cathode-ray-tube computer terminals, and pulse ...
graphite
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A low-pressure polymorph of carbon, the common high-pressure polymorph being diamond. Several other rare polymorphs have been synthesized or discovered in meteorites. The ...
hydroelectric generator
Science; General science
A low-speed generator driven by water turbines. Hydrogenerators may have a horizontal or vertical shaft. The horizontal units are usually small with speeds of 300–1200 revolutions ...
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