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  • 121Rosales — ▪ plant order Introduction  the rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, 261 genera, and more than 7,700 species. Rosales, which is in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots, is related to other orders with members …

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  • 122collodion — A liquid made by dissolving pyroxylin or gun cotton in ether and alcohol; on evaporation it leaves a glossy contractile film; used as a protective for cuts or as a vehicle for the local application of medicinal substances. SYN …

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  • 123film — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coating, membrane, haze, blur, scum; movie (see drama). See covering, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Thin, membranous matter] Syn. gauze, tissue, fabric, sheet, membrane, integument, layer, veneer …

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  • 124scale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, steelyard; lamina, flake, scab, incrustation, horny plate, squama, lamella, eschar; degree, graduation, table, ratio, pro portion; gamut. See measurement, layer, covering, music, continuity,… …

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  • 125Niobium — zirconium ← niobium → molybdenum V ↑ Nb ↓ Ta …

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  • 126Iris (anatomy) — Iris The iris is the blue area. The other structures visible are the pupil center and the white sclera surrounding the iris. The overlying cornea is pictured, but not visible, as it is transparent …

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  • 127Papermaking — [ thumb|230px|right|The Diamond Sutra of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, the oldest dated printed book in the world, found at Dunhuang, from 868 AD.] Papermaking is the process of making paper, a material which is used ubiquitously today for writing… …

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  • 128Polyethylene glycol — IUPAC name poly(oxyethylene) {structure based}, poly(ethylene oxide) {source based} …

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