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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Theobroma cacao , a small tropical tree 13–19 ft (4–6 m) in height that is cultivated for the almond-shaped seeds, 0.8–1.2 in. (2–3 cm) long, which are used to make chocolate. It is a member of the ...

guayule

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A desert plant, Parthenium argentatum , of the composite family (Compositae), which produces rubber. It is a native perennial shrub growing in the Chihuahuan Desert of north-central Mexico and ...

kudzu

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A perennial vine legume, capable of rapid growth in a warm temperate, humid subtropical climate. The name kudzu has a Japanese origin. Kudzu ( Pueraria thunbergiana ) was introduced into the ...

granodiorite

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A phaneritic (visibly crystalline) plutonic rock composed chiefly of sodic plagioclase (oligoclase or andesine), alkali feldspar (microcline or orthoclase, usually perthitic), quartz, and ...

gregarinia

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A subclass of the class Telosporea. These protozoans occur principally as extracellular parasites in the digestive tracts and body cavities of invertebrates. Their spores are formed directly by ...

spica

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A 1st-magnitude star in the constellation Virgo. Spica (α Virginis) is a hot main-sequence star of spectral type B1, effective temperature about 25,000 K (45,000°F), at a distance of 80 parsecs from ...

leptospirosis

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A bacterial disease caused by a Leptospira species that is now recognized as one of the new, emerging infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has referred to “new, ...