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Pu

(Encyclopedia)Pu, symbol for the element plutonium. ...

Rf

(Encyclopedia)Rf, symbol for the element rutherfordium. ...

Rg

(Encyclopedia)Rg, symbol for the element roentgenium. ...

Rh

(Encyclopedia)Rh, symbol for the element rhodium. ...

Pr

(Encyclopedia)Pr, symbol for the element praseodymium. ...

Pa

(Encyclopedia)Pa, symbol for the element protactinium. ...

Os

(Encyclopedia)Os, symbol for the element osmium. ...

Cf

(Encyclopedia)Cf, symbol for the element californium. ...

molecular modeling

(Encyclopedia)molecular modeling, the computer simulation, by various means, of chemical structures or processes. Special computer-graphics programs can display three-dimensional images of molecular structures and ...

geochemistry

(Encyclopedia)geochemistry, study of the chemical changes on the earth. More specifically, it is the study of the absolute and relative abundances of chemical elements in the minerals, soils, ores, rocks, water, an...

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