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dunite

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An ultramafic igneous rock composed of at least 90% olivine. Important accessory minerals (abundances usually less than 1%) found in different occurrences of dunite include ...

aphasia

Science; General science

Impairment in the use of spoken or written language caused by injury to the brain, which cannot be accounted for by paralysis or incoordination of the articulatory organs, ...

HIV vaccines

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Figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) suggest that 40 million people are infected with ...

gastrolith

Science; General science

Any of the pebbles swallowed by animals and retained for a time in the gizzard or stomach, where they serve to grind up the food and in so doing become rounded and highly ...

patent

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Common designation for letters patent, which is a certificate of grant by a government of an exclusive right with respect to an invention for a limited period of time. A United ...

films of metal-containing surfactants

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For many years, functional molecules with multiple controllable and responsive properties have been at the center of major research efforts. Such molecules may combine, for ...

bioprospecting

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Bioprospecting is the search for new pharmaceutical, nutritional, or agricultural products from natural sources, including plants, animals, or microorganisms. Most commonly, it ...

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