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Vacuole

A vacuole is a single membrane-bound organelle with no definite shape or size found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic... Read More

Valence electron

What are valence electrons? Why are they significant? Valence electrons definition in chemistry: The electrons in an atom's... Read More

Carpal bones

Carpal bones Eight bones arranged in two rows that articulate proximally with the radius and indirectly with the ulna, and... Read More

Codon

What does codon mean? A codon, in biology, is the basic genetic unit of life that acts as the template for the amino acid... Read More

Foot

Foot 1. (Science: anatomy) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; especially, the part below the ankle or wrist;... Read More

Order

Definition noun, plural: orders (1) (taxonomy) A taxonomic rank used in classifying organisms, generally below the class,... Read More

Degrees of freedom

Degrees of freedom in statistics, the number of independent comparisons that can be made between the members of a sample... Read More

Duct

Duct (Science: anatomy) a passage with well defined walls, especially a tube for the passage of excretions or... Read More

Undulating membrane

Definition noun A sinuous extension of the cytoplasmic membrane performing a vigorous, wavelike, and reversible... Read More

Os multangulum minus

os multangulum minus --> trapezoid bone A bone in the distal row of the carpus; it articulates with the second... Read More

First-order kinetics

What is a First-Order Kinetics (First-Order Reaction)? First-order kinetics refers to a reaction wherein the overall rate... Read More

Articulatio radiocarpea

Articulatio radiocarpea --> wrist joint The synovial joint between the distal end of the radius and its articular disk... Read More

Beading of the ribs

Beading of the ribs --> rachitic rosary a row of beading at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages, often seen in... Read More

RNA-DNA World Hypothesis?

How did life start as we know it? In the scientific community, the "RNA World Hypothesis" has many adherents. Many believed... Read More