General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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ice cream

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A commercial dairy food made by freezing while stirring a pasteurized mix of suitable ingredients. The product may include milk fat, nonfat milk solids, or milk-derived ingredients; other ...

cytomegalovirus infection

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A common asymptomatic infection caused by cytomegalovirus, which can produce life-threatening illnesses in the immature fetus and in immunologically deficient subjects.

temperature scales and thermometry

A common definition of temperature, as stated by one dictionary, is: “Degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale based on some physical phenomenon (as the expansion of mercury in a ...

infant respiratory distress syndrome

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A common disorder of premature (or preterm) birth, defined by respiratory difficulty, which requires oxygen or assisted ventilation, and characteristic changes on chest xray. It is primarily the ...

stromatoporoidea

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A common group of fossil organisms that lived during the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods. They are preserved in rocks of these systems as large (cabbage-sized) calcium carbonate fossils in ...

kaolinite

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A common hydrous aluminum silicate mineral found in sediments, soils, hydrothermal deposits, and sedimentary rocks. It is a member of a group of clay minerals called the kaolin group minerals, which ...

cerussite

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A common mineral in the upper oxidized zone of ore deposits containing galena (PbS). It is usually associated with anglesite, smithsonite, malachite, and other secondary minerals. Normally cerussite ...