(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
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(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"
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(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with ot…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed or…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a vari…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different fro…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different fro…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.the philosophical study of moral values and rules
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Philosophy of science.the philosophical study of moral values and rules
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Philosophy of science.the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Philosophy of science.moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Philosophy of science.an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
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a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their bes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chemistry, theory, matter, composed, tiny.(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained…
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