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gland
Science; General science
A structure which produces a substance or substances essential and vital to the existence of the organism and species. Glands are classified according to (1) the nature of the ...
arch
Science; General science
A structure, usually curved, that when subjected to vertical loads causes its two end supports to develop reactions with inwardly directed horizontal components. The commonest ...
structural stability
Science; General science
A structure's ability to resist compressive stress without compromising its load-carrying capacity. When a structure is subjected to a sufficiently high compressive force (or ...
psychrometrics
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A study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere. The properties of primary concern in air conditioning are (1) dry-bulb temperature, (2) wet-bulb ...
opisthobranchia
Science; General science
A subclass in the class Gastropoda containing about 4000 living species, arranged in nine orders, including the herbivorous Aplysiomorpha (sea hares) and Sacoglossa and the ...
septibranchia
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A subclass of bivalve mollusks (class Bivalvia) that are unique in their possession of a muscular septum instead of a filamentous gill. The Septibranchia equate in great part to ...
protobranchia
Science; General science
A subclass of bivalve mollusks characterized by a foot with a sole that is divided sagittally and longitudinally and has papillate margins. The foot is without a true byssus ...
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