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Filtration
Filtration Definition What is filtration? Filtration is separating a solid from a fluid through a porous material that... Read More
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: polyunsaturated fatty acids Any of a group of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by having more... Read More
Slime layer
Definition noun An irregular, diffuse, unorganized form of glycocalyx in bacterial cells, comprised mostly of... Read More
Heating curve
Definition noun A plot of temperature versus time, showing the amount of energy a substance has absorbed with increasing... Read More
Molecular distillation
molecular distillation distillation in high vacuum, intended to make possible use of low temperatures to minimise damage to... Read More
Homologous
Homologous Definition What is homologous? In general science, the word “homologous” is used to show a degree of... Read More
Ebullition
Ebullition 1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor. 2.... Read More
Millons reagent
Definition noun A reagent for use in Millon reaction test for detecting the presence of tyrosine and other phenolic... Read More
Osmotic pressure
Osmotic Pressure Definition Osmotic pressure is the pressure caused by a difference in the amounts of solutes (or... Read More
Morners test
Morner's test For cysteine, which gives a brilliant purple colour with sodium nitroprusside; for tyrosine, which gives a... Read More
Covalent bond
Covalent Bond Definition What is a covalent bond? In chemistry and other fundamental science fields, a covalent bond is... Read More
Hydrogen bond
Definition noun plural: hydrogen bonds A type of chemical bond that is formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of... Read More