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• Acceleration 

  The term acceleration, used in physics , is a vector quantity. This means that acceleration contains both a number (its magnitude) and a specific...

  10/25/05 by Kenneth L. Frazier · More from publication

• Acne 

  Acne, also called acne vulgaris , is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands embedded in the skin. These glands secrete sebum, an oily...

  10/25/05 · More from publication

• Adaptation 

  An adaptation is any developmental, behavioral, physiological, or anatomical change in an organism that gives that organism a better chance to...

  10/25/05 · More from publication

• Aerosols 

  Aerosols are collections of tiny particles of solid and/or liquid suspended in a gas. The size of these particles can range from about 0.001 to...

  10/25/05 by David E. Newton · More from publication

• Agrochemicals 

  An agrochemical is any substance that humans use to help in the management of an agricultural ecosystem . Agrochemicals include: (1) fertilizers ,...

  10/25/05 by Bill Freedman · More from publication

• Alcoholism 

  Alcoholism is a serious, chronic, potentially fatal condition manifested by a person's powerful addiction to alcoholic beverages. While experts...

  10/25/05 by Larry Blaser, Zoran Minderovic, James Hoffmann · More from publication

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