Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- osmotic pressure
- (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
- peptide linkage
- the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide
- harmattan
- a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
- angular acceleration
- (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body
- sunshine
- the rays of the sun
- North Equatorial Current
- an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
- microwave
- a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
- transparency
- permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- cosmic radiation
- radiation coming from outside the solar system
- X-ray diffraction
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
- breath
- a slight movement of the air
- mutual induction
- generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits
- ionizing radiation
- high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes
- interfacial surface tension
- surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids
- calm
- wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
- inertia
- (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
- Noah and the Flood
- (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
- butterfly effect
- the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
- biology
- characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
- double bond
- a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
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