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laminar flow
Science; General science
A smooth, streamline type of viscous fluid motion characteristic of flow at low-to-moderate deformation rates. The name derives from the fluid's moving in orderly layers or ...
nectarine
Science; General science
A smooth-skinned, fuzzless form of peach, Prunus persica , probably brought to the Middle East from Central Asia by Alexander the Great. The nectarine's lack of pubescence is a ...
albite
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A sodium-rich plagioclase feldspar mineral whose composition extends over the range Ab 100 An 0 to Ab 90 An 10 , where Ab (= albite) is NaAlSi 3 O 8 and An (= anorthite) ...
soapstone
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A soft talc-rich rock. Soapstones are rocks composed of serpentine, talc, and carbonates (magnesite, dolomite, or calcite). They represent original peridotites which were ...
lanolin
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A soft, waxy material derived from the greasy coating on raw wool. In the processing of wool, the fleece is scoured with an aqueous alkaline solution to remove debris, wax, ...
electromagnet
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A soft-iron core that is magnetized by passing a current through a coil of wire wound on the core. Electromagnets are used to lift heavy masses of magnetic material and to ...
packet switching
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A software-controlled means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from a source to a destination, in which information messages may be divided into ...
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