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Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey

(Encyclopedia)Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey mûrˈkĭsən [key], 1792–1871, British geologist. He served in the Napoleonic Wars but after the peace turned his attention to science. In the 1830s he undertook the i...

barcode

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Barcode barcode, computer coding system that uses a printed pattern of lines and bars to identify such things as products, mail and packages, and customer accounts; the term also is used for s...

epicycle

(Encyclopedia)epicycle: see Ptolemaic system.

ganglion

(Encyclopedia)ganglion: see nervous system.

nephron

(Encyclopedia)nephron: see urinary system.

nerve

(Encyclopedia)nerve: see nervous system.

kidneys

(Encyclopedia)kidneys: see urinary system.

penis

(Encyclopedia)penis: see reproductive system.

reflex

(Encyclopedia)reflex: see nervous system.

sweatshop

(Encyclopedia)sweatshop: see sweating system.