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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More

Induce

Induce 1. To lead in; to introduce. The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. (Pope) 2. To draw on;... Read More

Terms

Definition noun, plural: terms (biology) (1) The end of the normal gestation period or point at which birth is... Read More

Sympatric speciation

Speciation is a process of evolution through which two different existing populations evolve and a distinct species form. It... Read More

Aristotle

Aristotle --> aristotle, Asclepliad of Stagira (Science: person) The son of a physician and old Asclepiad family was born... Read More

Figures

Figure 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. Flowers have all exquisite figures. (Bacon) 2. The... Read More

Theophrastus

Theophrastus (Science: person) theophrastus was born in Lesbos (island of lesbians) and is often called the father of... Read More

Assumption

Assumption 1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. The assumption of... Read More

Loose associations

Definition of Loose Associations When asked to define loose associations in psychology one can tell that it is a formal... Read More

Glycolysis

What is Glycolysis and Why is it Important? Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway by which the 6-carbon molecule of glucose is... Read More

Photolysis

Photolysis Definition We define photolysis as a chemical process in which chemical compounds or molecules are split into... Read More

-logy

-logy (Science: suffix) a combining form denoting a discourse, treatise, doctrine, theory, science; as, theology, geology,... Read More

A posteriori

A posteriori 1. (Science: logic) Characterising that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of... Read More

Survival of the fittest

When we talk about evolutionary processes, the usage of the phrase "Survival of the fittest" has been very common in... Read More

Hallucination – Are we the only ones “seeing” things or animals hallucinate, too?

Hallucination is defined as perceiving something that seems real but in fact, it is not. Some references take it as a... Read More