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chromatophore
Science; General science
A pigmented structure found in many animals, generally in the integument. The term is usually restricted to those structures that bring about changes in color or brightness. A ...
reservoir
Science; General science
A place or containment area where water is stored. Where large volumes of water are to be stored, reservoirs usually are created by the construction of a dam across a flowing ...
spring (hydrology)
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A place where groundwater discharges upon the land surface because the natural flow of ground water to the place exceeds the flow from it. Springs are ephemeral, discharging ...
labradorite
Science; General science
A plagioclase feldspar with composition Ab 50 An 50 to Ab 30 An 70 (Ab = NaAlSi 3 O 8 ; An = CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 ), occurring in basic igneous rocks, that is, basalts, ...
andesine
Science; General science
A plagioclase feldspar with composition Ab 70 An 30 to Ab 50 An 50 (Ab = NaAlSi 3 O 8 ; An = CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 ). Andesine occurs primarily in igneous rocks, often in a ...
oligoclase
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A plagioclase feldspar with composition in the range Ab 90 An 10 to Ab 70 An 30 , where Ab represents the composition of albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , and An represents the composition ...
inclined plane
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A plane surface inclined at an angle with the line of action of the force that is to be exerted or overcome. The usual application is diagrammed in the illustration . A ...
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