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(Encyclopedia) lancelet, name for small, fishlike lower chordate (see Chordata), also called amphioxus; it shows many affinities with the vertebrates. There are about 30 lancelet species, most…
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Witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana
witch hazel, common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia. The family includes the…
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Ordinary light sources produce incoherent light, while a laser produces a beam of coherent light.
laser [acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation],…
