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balsa
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A fast-growing tree, Ochroma lagopus , widely distributed in tropical America, especially in Ecuador. The leaves are simple, angled, or lobed, and the flowers are large and ...
feline infectious peritonitis
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A fatal disease of both domestic and exotic cats (particularly cheetahs) caused by feline infectious peritonitis virus, a member of the Coronaviridae family. There are multiple ...
canine distemper
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A fatal viral disease of dogs and other carnivores, with a worldwide distribution. Canine distemper virus has a wide host range; most terrestrial carnivores are susceptible to ...
ambergris
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A fatty substance formed in the intestinal tract of the sperm whale ( Physeter catodon ). There is a question as to whether the origin of ambergris is normal or pathological, but ...
mountain
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A feature of the Earth's surface that rises high above its base and has generally steep slopes and a relatively small summit area. Commonly the features designated as mountains ...
resonance (molecular structure)
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A feature of the valence-bond method, which is a mathematical procedure to obtain approximate solutions to the Schrödinger equation for molecules. The term came into use because ...
ghost image (optics)
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A feature or shape at the focal plane of a camera or other optical instrument that is not present in an actual scene, or an unfocused duplicate image that is overlaid upon a ...
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