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  • 51Zeolite — Zeolites (Greek, zein , to boil ; lithos , a stone ) are hydrated aluminosilicate minerals and have a micro porous structure. The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed,… …

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  • 52protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …

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  • 53sift — /sift/, v.t. 1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 3. to separate by or as if by a sieve. 4. to examine closely: The… …

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  • 54Camera obscura — This article is about an optical device. For other uses, see Camera obscura (disambiguation) …

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  • 55industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …

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  • 56sift — /sɪft / (say sift) verb (t) 1. to separate the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter by means of a sieve: to sift sugar on to cake. 3. to separate by or as by a sieve. 4. to examine closely. 5. to question closely.… …

  • 57sift — verb 1》 put (a dry substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. 2》 cause to flow or pass as through a sieve.     ↘(of snow, light, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled through a sieve. 3》 examine thoroughly so …

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  • 58List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …

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  • 59plant development — Introduction       a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …

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  • 60sift — [[t]sɪft[/t]] v. t. 1) to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve 2) to scatter by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto a cake[/ex] 3) to separate by or as if by a sieve 4) to examine closely: The detectives are… …

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