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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A genus of the family Picornaviridae. Members of the human rhinovirus group include at least 113 antigenically distinct types. Like the enteroviruses, the rhinoviruses are small (17–30 nanometers), ...

digitalis

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A genus of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) ranging from the Canary Islands to central Asia. Foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea ), a native of western Europe, is the source of the important drug ...

cinchona

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A genus of trees belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae), occurring indigenously in the cool, cloud forests of the Andes from Colombia to Peru. Many species have been described, most of which may ...

magnolia

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A genus of trees with large, chiefly white flowers, and simple, entire, usually large alternate leaves. In the winter the twigs may be recognized by their aromatic odor when bruised, by the ...

derris

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A genus of tropical shrubs belonging to the legume family (Leguminosae). These plants, with their long branches climbing over other vegetation, occur as members of the jungle undergrowth in ...

strychnos

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A genus of tropical trees and shrubs belonging to the Logania family (Loganiaceae). Strychnos nux-vomica , a native of India and Ceylon, is the source of strychnine (see illus. ). The alkaloid, ...

nummulites

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A genus of unicellular shelled protoctist (protozoa) of the class Foraminifera (order Rotaliida, family Nummulitidae). The shells of Nummulites and other large, internally complex foraminifers ...