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Chemistry: Factors That Affect Solubility

Factors That Affect SolubilityChemistrySolutionsWhat Are Solutions?How and Why Do Things Dissolve?Determining the Concentration of a SolutionFactors That Affect SolubilityDilutions Sometimes we…

cgs system

(Encyclopedia) cgs system, system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the centimeter of length, the gram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other cgs…

penicillin

(Encyclopedia) penicillin, any of a group of chemically similar substances obtained from molds of the genus Penicillium that were the first antibiotic agents to be used successfully in the treatment…

Selected Biographies: P

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

vancomycin

(Encyclopedia) vancomycinvancomycinvănˌkōmīˈsĭn [key], antibiotic resembling penicillin in the way it acts. It is derived from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis, which was isolated from soil of…

Measuring Body Mass

Grain products, vegetables, and fruits are key parts of a varied diet. They are emphasized in this guideline because they provide vitamins, minerals, complex…

Invention of the Electromagnet

The Question: Did William Sturgeon invent the electromagnet? And if so why was that important? The Answer: Yes. William Sturgeon (1783-1850)…

Multiple Births: Bundles of Joy

The Numbers Numbers of triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet and other higher order multiple births: United States 1989-94 Year Triplets Quadruplets Quintuplets and other higher order multiples…

Anna Sui

fashion designerBorn: 1955 Sui, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She attended New York's Parsons School of Design, where she met renown Vogue fashion photographer…

Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich

(Encyclopedia) Korolenko, Vladimir GalaktionovichKorolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovichvlədyēˈmĭr gələktyôˈnəvĭch kərəlyĕnˈkə [key], 1853–1921, Russian short-story writer and publicist. A member of a…