id
int64
580
79M
url
stringlengths
31
175
text
stringlengths
9
245k
source
stringlengths
1
109
categories
stringclasses
160 values
token_count
int64
3
51.8k
48,790,532
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexamolybdenum
Hexamolybdenum is a molybdenum dominant alloy discovered during a nanomineralogy investigation of the Allende meteorite. Hexamolybdenum was discovered in a small ultrarefractory inclusion within the Allende meteorite. This inclusion has been named ACM-1. Hexamolybdenum is hexagonal, with a calculated density of 11.90 g...
Hexamolybdenum
Chemistry
568
49,154,490
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cericlamine
Cericlamine (INN; developmental code JO-1017) is a potent and moderately selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) of the amphetamine family (specifically, a derivative of phentermine, and closely related to chlorphentermine, a highly selective serotonin releasing agent) that was investigated as an antidepressant f...
Cericlamine
Chemistry
299
15,460,040
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy%20of%20Management
The Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars of management and organizations that was established in 1936. It publishes several academic journals, organizes conferences, and provides others forums for management professors and managers to communicate research and ideas. Publications The academy...
Academy of Management
Biology
163
49,965,272
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmoterol
Carmoterol (INN; development codes TA-2005 and CHF-4226) is a non-catechol experimental ultra-long-acting β adrenoreceptor agonist (ultra-LABA) that was in clinical trials before 2010 when it has been withdrawn from further development based on evidence that the compound does not possess a competitive profile. Prelimi...
Carmoterol
Chemistry
191
12,674,074
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhenius%20plot
In chemical kinetics, an Arrhenius plot displays the logarithm of a reaction rate constant, ordinate axis) plotted against reciprocal of the temperature abscissa). Arrhenius plots are often used to analyze the effect of temperature on the rates of chemical reactions. For a single rate-limited thermally activated proc...
Arrhenius plot
Chemistry
661
964,704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier%2067
Messier 67 (also known as M67 or NGC 2682) and sometimes called the King Cobra Cluster or the Golden Eye Cluster is an open cluster in the southern, equatorial half of Cancer. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. Estimates of its age range between 3.2 and 5 billion years. Distance estimates are likewi...
Messier 67
Astronomy
817
57,243,146
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel%20AG%20LCR%20-%20814%20TGti
The Wankel AG LCR - 814 TGti is a German Wankel aircraft engine, designed and produced by Wankel AG of Kirchberg, Saxony for use in ultralight aircraft. Design and development The LCR - 814 TGti engine is a twin-rotor four-stroke, displacement, liquid-cooled, fuel injected, petrol, Wankel engine design, with a toothe...
Wankel AG LCR - 814 TGti
Technology
134
2,439,028
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialed%20Number%20Identification%20Service
Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) is a service offered by telecommunications companies to corporate clients which identifies the originally dialed telephone number of an inbound call. The client may use this information for call routing to internal destinations or activation of special call handling. For DNI...
Dialed Number Identification Service
Mathematics
221
154,242
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH%20meter
A pH meter is a scientific instrument that measures the hydrogen-ion activity in water-based solutions, indicating its acidity or alkalinity expressed as pH. The pH meter measures the difference in electrical potential between a pH electrode and a reference electrode, and so the pH meter is sometimes referred to as a "...
PH meter
Chemistry,Technology,Engineering
2,872
13,955,557
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanostat
The Mechanostat is a term describing the way in which mechanical loading influences bone structure by changing the mass (amount of bone) and architecture (its arrangement) to provide a structure that resists habitual loads with an economical amount of material. As changes in the skeleton are accomplished by the process...
Mechanostat
Biology
2,004
58,104,462
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenin
Lysenin is a pore-forming toxin (PFT) present in the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Pore-forming toxins are a group of proteins that act as virulence factors of several pathogenic bacteria. Lysenin proteins are chiefly involved in the defense against cellular pathogens. Following the general mechanism ...
Lysenin
Chemistry
1,853
51,735,144
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita%20umbrinolutea
Amanita umbrinolutea, also known as the umber-zoned ringless amanita, is a species of the genus Amanita. Description The cap of A. umbrinolutea is usually free of volval remnants, wide, at first conico-paraboloid, then somewhat campanulate to convex and finally planar, umbonate, with a strongly striate margin (occu...
Amanita umbrinolutea
Biology
448
12,507,808
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauremys%20pritchardi
Mauremys pritchardi is an interspecific hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae. M. pritchardi, described to be from Myanmar (where neither of the parental species occurs apparently), has been found in the wild in China and Japan, and is produced to some extent in Chinese turtle farms. It was listed as data deficient i...
Mauremys pritchardi
Biology
535
23,824,086
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holon%20%28physics%29
Holons are one of three quasi-particles, along with spinons and orbitons, that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero. The electron can always be theoretically considered as a bound state of the thre...
Holon (physics)
Physics,Materials_science
226
1,571,800
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2010647
HD 10647 (q1 Eridani) is a 6th-magnitude yellow-white dwarf star, 57 light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. The star is visible to the unaided eye under very dark skies. It is slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun, and at 1.75 billion years old, it is also younger. An extrasolar planet was discover...
HD 10647
Astronomy
430
7,685,674
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soakage%20%28source%20of%20water%29
A soakage, or soak, is a source of water in Australian deserts. It is called thus because the water generally seeps into the sand, and is stored below, sometimes as part of an ephemeral river or creek. Aboriginal water source Soakages were traditionally important sources of water for Aboriginal Australians in the des...
Soakage (source of water)
Chemistry,Engineering,Environmental_science
549
70,798,785
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Red%20Lists
This list is of Red Lists, Red Data Books, and related initiatives that assess and document the extinction risk of species, whether on an international or more local level (regional Red Lists). The IUCN has published a set of Guidelines for Application of the IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels and a...
List of Red Lists
Biology
1,299
60,613,037
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OctaDist
OctaDist is computer software for crystallography and inorganic chemistry program. It is mainly used for computing distortion parameters of coordination complex such as spin crossover complex (SCO), magnetic metal complex and metal–organic framework (MOF). The program is developed and maintained in an international co...
OctaDist
Chemistry,Materials_science
407
78,811,704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer%20fabrication%20equipment
Wafer fabrication equipment is equipment that is used in the process of semiconductor fabrication to process raw semiconductor wafers into finished chips, such as integrated circuits. Wafer fabrication equipment is meant to be installed in cleanrooms. Types Stepper Burn-in oven Market Referred to respectively as t...
Wafer fabrication equipment
Materials_science,Engineering
186
11,154,280
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Jews%20in%20the%20Dominican%20Republic
The history of the Jews in the Dominican Republic goes back to the late 1400s, with the arrival of Sephardic Jews exiled from Spain and the Mediterranean area in 1492 and 1497. This was followed by new waves of migrants dating from the 1700s and again in the period before and during World War II, reaching a peak in the...
History of the Jews in the Dominican Republic
Biology
1,879
13,971,206
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiotoxin
Argiotoxins represent a class of polyamine toxins isolated from the orb-weaver spider (Araneus gemma and Argiope lobata). The orb-weaver spiders, also known as araneids; belong to the Araneidae spider family. This type of spider is found in almost every area of the world. Classification Argiotoxin can be classified, ...
Argiotoxin
Chemistry
1,616
14,818,313
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncomodulin%202
Oncomodulin 2, also known as OCM2, is a human gene that is similar to oncomodulin. Oncomodulin is a high-affinity calcium ion-binding protein. It belongs to the superfamily of calmodulin proteins, also known as the EF-hand proteins. Oncomodulin 2 is an oncodevelopmental protein found in early embryonic cells in the pl...
Oncomodulin 2
Chemistry
95
50,797,595
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form%20factor%20%28design%29
Form factor is a hardware design aspect that defines and prescribes the size, shape, and other physical specifications of components, particularly in electronics. A form factor may represent a broad class of similarly sized components, or it may prescribe a specific standard. It may also define an entire system, as in ...
Form factor (design)
Engineering
601
5,362,319
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20diving
Information diving is the practice of recovering technical data, sometimes confidential or secret, from discarded material. In recent times, this has chiefly been from data storage elements in discarded computers, most notably recoverable data remaining on hard drives. Those in charge of discarding computers usually ne...
Information diving
Engineering
582
14,488,084
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltrombopag
Eltrombopag, sold under the brand name Promacta among others, is a medication used to treat thrombocytopenia (abnormally low platelet counts) and severe aplastic anemia. Eltrombopag is sold under the brand name Revolade outside the US and is marketed by Novartis. It is a thrombopoietin receptor agonist. It is taken by ...
Eltrombopag
Chemistry
747
19,860,367
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental%20adult%20education
Environmental adult education is a "hybrid outgrowth of the environmental movement and adult education, combining an ecological orientation with a learning paradigm to provide a vigorous educational approach to environmental concerns." It refers to efforts in teaching environmental issues and how individuals and busin...
Environmental adult education
Environmental_science
1,662
66,826,202
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula%20galbana
Russula galbana is a fungus in the family, Russulaceae, found in leaf litter in open forests of Allocasuarina littoralis and Eucalyptus tereticornis in Queensland. It was first described in 2007 by Teresa Lebel and Jennifer Tonkin. References galbana Taxa named by Teresa Lebel Fungus species
Russula galbana
Biology
67
77,196,595
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolitoglossa%20aurae
Bolitoglossa aurae, commonly known as Aura's golden salamander, is a lungless salamander found in the rainforests of Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica. This species is part of the Bolitoglossa genus, commonly known as mushroom-tongued salamanders. Description Bolitoglossa aurae has a light yellow color with a dar...
Bolitoglossa aurae
Biology
246
4,601,187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocorrelation%20technique
The autocorrelation technique is a method for estimating the dominating frequency in a complex signal, as well as its variance. Specifically, it calculates the first two moments of the power spectrum, namely the mean and variance. It is also known as the pulse-pair algorithm in radar theory. The algorithm is both comp...
Autocorrelation technique
Technology,Engineering
325
196,567
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coda%20%28music%29
In music, a coda (; ; plural ) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end. It may be as simple as a few measures, or as complex as an entire section. In classical music The presence of a coda as a structural element in a movement is especially clear in works written in particular musical forms. Codas...
Coda (music)
Technology
959
40,084,006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart%20lock
A smart lock is an electromechanical lock that is designed to perform locking and unlocking operations on a door when it receives a prompt via an electronic keypad, biometric sensor, access card, Bluetooth, or Wi-FI from a registered mobile device. These locks are called smart locks because they use advanced technology...
Smart lock
Technology
778
37,455,368
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20measurement
In quantum mechanics, internal measurement refers to the measurement of a quantum system by an observer (referred to as an internal observer or endo-observer). A quantum measurement represents the action of a measuring device on a quantum system. When the measuring device is a part of the measured quantum system, ...
Internal measurement
Physics,Mathematics
547
45,410,332
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Yao%20graph
The k-semi-Yao graph (k-SYG) of a set of n objects P is a geometric proximity graph, which was first described to present a kinetic data structure for maintenance of all the nearest neighbors on moving objects. It is named for its relation to the Yao graph, which is named after Andrew Yao. Construction The k-SYG is co...
Semi-Yao graph
Mathematics
277
3,196,565
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish%20hatchery
A fish hatchery is a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing through the early life stages of animals—finfish and shellfish in particular. Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems,...
Fish hatchery
Chemistry
1,893
1,809,181
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20structure
In mathematics, a structure on a set (or on some sets) refers to providing it (or them) with certain additional features (e.g. an operation, relation, metric, or topology). Τhe additional features are attached or related to the set (or to the sets), so as to provide it (or them) with some additional meaning or signific...
Mathematical structure
Mathematics
617
65,578,796
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP9%20family
Cytochrome P450, family 9, also known as CYP9, is a cytochrome P450 family found in Insect genome, CYP9 and insect CYP6 family belong to the same clan as mammalian CYP3 and CYP5 families. The first gene identified in this family is the CYP9A1 from the Heliothis virescens (tobacco budworm), which is involved in thiodica...
CYP9 family
Biology
133
52,085
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20folding
Protein folding is the physical process by which a protein, after synthesis by a ribosome as a linear chain of amino acids, changes from an unstable random coil into a more ordered three-dimensional structure. This structure permits the protein to become biologically functional. The folding of many proteins begins eve...
Protein folding
Chemistry,Biology
7,285
72,098,316
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ts8
Ts8 (also known as: TsK2, Tityustoxin K-beta, TsTX-K beta or TsTx-Kβ) is a neurotoxin present in the venom of the Brazilian yellow scorpion, Tityus serrulatus. Ts8 is a selective inhibitor of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv4.2 Etymology and Source The neurotoxin Ts8 can be derived from the venom from the Brazi...
Ts8
Chemistry
1,107
21,596,932
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystrophin-associated%20protein
A dystrophin-associated protein is a protein that helps to form the connection between intracellular dystrophin and the extracellular basal lamina. Examples include sarcoglycan and dystroglycan. References Human proteins
Dystrophin-associated protein
Chemistry,Biology
50
28,847,711
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMGB4
High mobility group protein B4 is a transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the HMGB4 gene. See also High-mobility group References Further reading Transcription factors
HMGB4
Chemistry,Biology
35
3,342,099
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone%20rubber
Silicone rubber is an elastomer (rubber-like material) composed of silicone—itself a polymer—containing silicon together with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Silicone rubbers are widely used in industry, and there are multiple formulations. Silicone rubbers are often one- or two-part polymers, and may contain fillers to ...
Silicone rubber
Chemistry
3,518
140,857
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron%E2%80%93positron%20annihilation
Electron–positron annihilation occurs when an electron () and a positron (, the electron's antiparticle) collide. At low energies, the result of the collision is the annihilation of the electron and positron, and the creation of energetic photons:  +  →  +  At high energies, other particles, such as B mesons or the W ...
Electron–positron annihilation
Physics,Chemistry
964
3,108,880
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%E2%80%93network%20interface
In telecommunications, a user–network interface (UNI) is a demarcation point between the responsibility of the service provider and the responsibility of the subscriber. This is distinct from a network-to-network interface (NNI) that defines a similar interface between provider networks. Specifications defining a UNI...
User–network interface
Engineering
139
46,791,410
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awwwards
Awwwards (Awwwards Online SL) is an organization that hosts web design competitions and conferences across Europe and the United States. Website owners and developers can participate by submitting their websites for review. Submissions are assessed by a jury, and top entries are presented and awarded prizes on a rotati...
Awwwards
Engineering
332
16,866,655
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt%28II%29%20bromide
Cobalt(II) bromide (CoBr2) is an inorganic compound. In its anhydrous form, it is a green solid that is soluble in water, used primarily as a catalyst in some processes. Properties When anhydrous, cobalt(II) bromide appears as green crystals. It is hygroscopic and eventually forms the hexahydrate in air, which appears...
Cobalt(II) bromide
Chemistry
412
1,884
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII%20art
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable (from a total of 128) characters defined by the ASCII Standard from 1963 and ASCII compliant character sets with proprietary extended characters (beyond the 128 characters of stand...
ASCII art
Technology
5,865
63,070,805
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substances%20poisonous%20to%20dogs
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxi...
Substances poisonous to dogs
Environmental_science
2,958
261,460
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Development%20Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country score...
Human Development Index
Environmental_science
2,109
27,278,390
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate%20lighting%20of%20surfaces
Alternate lighting of surfaces (ALiS) is type of plasma display technology jointly developed by Fujitsu and Hitachi in 1999. Alternate lighting of surfaces uses an interlaced scanning method rather than a progressive one. This technique allows native lower resolution plasma display panels to display at higher resolutio...
Alternate lighting of surfaces
Engineering
77
19,420,562
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%205821
NGC 5821 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure in the constellation Boötes. It lies near a similarly massed galaxy, NGC 5820, at the same redshift. Both galaxies were discovered by the astronomer William Herschel. References External links Distance Image NGC 5821 SIMBAD data NGC 5821 5821 09648 53532 53532 +09...
NGC 5821
Astronomy
84
5,296,451
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum%28IV%29%20chloride
Platinum(IV) chloride is the inorganic compound of platinum and chlorine with the empirical formula PtCl4. This brown solid features platinum in the 4+ oxidation state. Structure Typical of Pt(IV), the metal centers adopt an octahedral coordination geometry, {PtCl6}. This geometry is achieved by forming a polymer wher...
Platinum(IV) chloride
Chemistry
453
78,088,838
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarmo
The Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is a digital alarm clock developed and produced by Nintendo. It was released exclusively at Nintendo stores and online for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on October 10, 2024. A wide release of the device is set for March 2025. Features The device consists of a 2.8" LCD screen to d...
Alarmo
Physics,Technology,Engineering
1,385
45,405,694
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschmeyer%27s%20Catalog%20of%20Fishes
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Esch...
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Biology,Environmental_science
394
18,326,471
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool%20Earth%2050
Cool Earth 50 (also known as Cool Earth) is a plan developed by Japan to reduce global CO2 emissions 50% by 2050, which was discussed at the 34th G8 summit. Cool Earth 50 is planned to be a framework that would continue towards the goals set forth in the Kyoto Protocols. This plan includes three proposals: a long-term ...
Cool Earth 50
Chemistry
604
60,337,599
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retractile%20drawbridge
A retractile drawbridge is a rare type of moveable bridge in which the span is pulled away diagonally on rails. It is a variant of the retractable bridge. Only four examples are known to exist in the United States. It is believed to have been invented by T. Willis Pratt in the 1860s. References Bridges
Retractile drawbridge
Engineering
70
30,852,579
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%20House%20%28British%20Columbia%29
The Glass House, built by David H. Brown, is located on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia near the rural locality of Boswell, British Columbia. Construction started in 1952 in order to, according to a quote left by Mr. Brown, "indulge a whim of a peculiar nature". Intended to be the Browns' home, the ...
Glass House (British Columbia)
Engineering
354
9,548,777
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan%20Street%20Plant
The Vulcan Street Plant was the first Edison hydroelectric central station. The plant was built on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, and put into operation on September 30, 1882. According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Vulcan Street plant is considered to be "the first hydro-electric central ...
Vulcan Street Plant
Engineering
1,154
68,861,695
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association%20of%20Polish%20Electrical%20Engineers
The Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich, SEP; also called Association of Polish Electricians) is a Polish non-governmental organisation integrating the community of electricians of Polish origin worldwide. The organisation brings together both engineers and technicians, as wel...
Association of Polish Electrical Engineers
Mathematics
625
38,706,738
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliit
Maliit is an input method framework for computers with particular focus on implementing virtual keyboards. Designed mostly for touchscreen devices, Maliit allows the inputting of text without the presence of a physical keyboard. More advanced features such as word correction and prediction are also available. Originat...
Maliit
Technology
369
1,605,743
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental%20pair%20of%20periods
In mathematics, a fundamental pair of periods is an ordered pair of complex numbers that defines a lattice in the complex plane. This type of lattice is the underlying object with which elliptic functions and modular forms are defined. Definition A fundamental pair of periods is a pair of complex numbers such that th...
Fundamental pair of periods
Mathematics
701
37,962,086
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/94%20Piscium
94 Piscium is a single star in the zodiac constellation Pisces, located 305 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.495. The object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −43 km/s. It is a possible me...
94 Piscium
Astronomy
227
26,769,724
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/866A
The 866 is a mercury vapor half-wave rectifier intended for high-voltage applications. The voltage drop is approximately 15 volts up to 150 Hz. To avoid unwanted shorts the tube must be operated in a vertical position and the filament preheated for at least 30 seconds before applying the plate voltage. Construction St...
866A
Physics
183
1,893,537
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaw%20drive
The yaw drive is an important component of the horizontal axis wind turbines' yaw system. To ensure the wind turbine is producing the maximal amount of electric energy at all times, the yaw drive is used to keep the rotor facing into the wind as the wind direction changes. This only applies for wind turbines with a hor...
Yaw drive
Physics,Chemistry,Technology,Engineering
708
479,771
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correction%20fluid
A correction fluid is an opaque, usually white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be handwritten or handdrawn upon. It is typically packaged in small bottles, with lids attached to brushes (or triangular pieces of foam) that dip into the fluid. The brush applies the fluid to the paper. B...
Correction fluid
Physics,Chemistry
1,096
56,600,907
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellworld
A shellworld is any of several types of hypothetical megastructures: A planet or a planetoid turned into series of concentric matryoshka doll-like layers supported by massive pillars. A shellworld of this type features prominently in Iain M. Banks' novel Matter. A megastructure consisting of multiple layers of shells s...
Shellworld
Technology,Engineering
300
38,230,810
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ%20Canis%20Minoris
AZ Canis Minoris is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. It is just visible to the naked eye in good viewing conditions as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of around 6.46. The star is located around 500 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting f...
AZ Canis Minoris
Astronomy
301
772,923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag%20doll
A rag doll is a doll made from scraps of fabric. They are one of the oldest children's toys in existence. Today, many rag dolls are commercially produced to mimic aspects of the original home-made dolls, such as simple features, soft cloth bodies, and patchwork clothing. History Traditionally home-made from (and stuf...
Rag doll
Physics
593
32,180,016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium-activated%20potassium%20channel%20beta%20subunit
In molecular biology, the calcium-activated potassium channel beta subunit is a family of proteins comprising the beta subunits of calcium-activated potassium channels. The functional diversity of potassium channels can arise through homo- or hetero-associations of alpha subunits or association with auxiliary cytoplas...
Calcium-activated potassium channel beta subunit
Biology
139
70,731,025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%2C6-Dibromo-DMT
5,6-Dibromo-DMT (5,6-Dibromo-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, 5,6-Br-DMT) is a substituted tryptamine alkaloid found in some marine sponges. It is briefly mentioned in Alexander Shulgin's book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved) under the DMT entry and is stated to be found, along with other tryptamines, in Smenospongia...
5,6-Dibromo-DMT
Chemistry
162
36,957,127
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broodiness
Broodiness is the action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them, often requiring the non-expression of many other behaviors including feeding and drinking. Being broody has been defined as "Being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked...
Broodiness
Biology
2,055
47,452,370
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus%20subaureus
Suillus subaureus is a rare species of bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae. It is found in North America, where it associates with deciduous trees. Originally described in 1887 by Charles Horton Peck, it was transferred to genus Suillus by Wally Snell in 1944. Fruitbodies are pale yellow—reflecting its specific epit...
Suillus subaureus
Biology
251
71,428,969
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri%20Struchkov
Yuri Timofeevich Struchkov () (28 July 1926, Moscow — 16 August 1995, Charleston, South Carolina) was a Russian and Soviet chemist. He was a prominent scientist in the field X-ray crystallography, a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1990) and the vice-president of the International Union of Cryst...
Yuri Struchkov
Chemistry,Materials_science
535
4,065,640
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRC%20Oil%20Storage%20Depot
CRC Oil Storage Depot was one of five oil terminals in Hong Kong and owned by China Resources Petroleum Company Limited (CRC). See also Energy in Hong Kong References External links Texaco Oil Depot [1936-1988]. Contains a list of former oil depots in Hong Kong. Tsing Yi Oil terminals Energy infrastructure in Hon...
CRC Oil Storage Depot
Chemistry
70
7,741,863
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative%20magma
In mathematics, there exist magmas that are commutative but not associative. A simple example of such a magma may be derived from the children's game of rock, paper, scissors. Such magmas give rise to non-associative algebras. A magma which is both commutative and associative is a commutative semigroup. Example: rock...
Commutative magma
Mathematics
314
2,476,693
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Croton%20sections
The sections and subsections of the genus Croton: sect. Cleodora (Klotzsch) Baill.? sect. Cyclostigma Griseb. subsect. Cyclostigma (Griseb.) Müll. Arg. subsect. Sampatik G.L.Webster subsect. Palanostigma Mart. ex Baill. sect. Klotzschiphytum (Baill.) Baill. sect. Eutropia (Klotzsch) Baill. sect. Luntia (Raf.) ...
List of Croton sections
Biology
596
2,297,929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure%20with%20a%20twist
Closure with a twist is a property of subsets of an algebraic structure. A subset of an algebraic structure is said to exhibit closure with a twist if for every two elements there exists an automorphism of and an element such that where "" is notation for an operation on preserved by . Two examples of algebr...
Closure with a twist
Mathematics
1,180
2,782,166
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%20Antliae
U Antliae (U Ant) is a variable star in the constellation Antlia. It is a carbon star surrounded by two thin shells of dust. U Antliae is an extremely red C-type carbon star. These cool stars on the asymptotic giant branch are further reddened by strong mass loss and dust that forms around the star. U Antliae is ca...
U Antliae
Astronomy
338
3,708,060
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent%20exposure
Solvent exposure occurs when a chemical, material, or person comes into contact with a solvent. Chemicals can be dissolved in solvents, materials such as polymers can be broken down chemically by solvents, and people can develop certain ailments from exposure to solvents both organic and inorganic. Some common solvent...
Solvent exposure
Chemistry
504
988,796
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons%20paradox
In economics, the Jevons paradox (; sometimes Jevons effect) occurs when technological progress increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the falling cost of use induces increases in demand enough that resource use is increased, rather than reduced. Gove...
Jevons paradox
Chemistry,Engineering,Environmental_science
2,508
5,750,245
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PropBank
PropBank is a corpus that is annotated with verbal propositions and their arguments—a "proposition bank". Although "PropBank" refers to a specific corpus produced by Martha Palmer et al., the term propbank is also coming to be used as a common noun referring to any corpus that has been annotated with propositions and t...
PropBank
Technology
388
16,131,177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watari%20Museum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art
The , commonly referred to as Watari-um, is a museum of contemporary art located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Founded by Shizuko Watari and opened in 1990, the museum is near Gaienmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. The institution promotes conceptual art and other non-commercial artists in Japan. It began as a commercia...
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Engineering
503
26,953,377
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triflyl%20group
In organic chemistry, the triflyl group (systematic name: trifluoromethanesulfonyl group) is a functional group with the formula and structure . The triflyl group is often represented by –Tf. The related triflate group (trifluoromethanesulfonate) has the formula , and is represented by –OTf. See also Triflyl azide,...
Triflyl group
Chemistry
167
25,811,021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau%27amine
Palau'amine is a toxic chlorinated alkaloid compound synthesized naturally by certain species of sea sponges. The name of the molecule derives from the island nation of Palau, near where the first sponge species discovered to produce it, Stylotella agminata, is found. It has since been isolated in other sponges, includ...
Palau'amine
Chemistry
346
993
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog%20signal
An analog signal (American English) or analogue signal (British and Commonwealth English) is any continuous-time signal representing some other quantity, i.e., analogous to another quantity. For example, in an analog audio signal, the instantaneous signal voltage varies continuously with the pressure of the sound waves...
Analog signal
Engineering
549
10,893,579
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavibacter%20michiganensis
Clavibacter michiganensis is an aerobic non-sporulating Gram-positive plant pathogenic actinomycete of the genus Clavibacter. Clavibacter michiganensis has several subspecies. Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis causes substantial economic losses worldwide by damaging tomatoes and potatoes. Context Claviba...
Clavibacter michiganensis
Biology
1,876
24,642,384
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus%20for%20Men
The Venus for Men, previously sold as the Venus 2000, is a self-actuated masturbation aid for men that applies sexual stimulation using a mechanism outwardly similar to a milking machine. The machine works with or without an erection. Metro has described it as a sex toy "for the serious onanist". In addition to masturb...
Venus for Men
Physics,Technology
995
68,312,748
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papposaurus
Papposaurus is an extinct genus of proterogyrinid embolomere which lived in the Mississippian (early Carboniferous) of Scotland. It is known from a single species, Papposaurus traquiairi, which is based on an isolated femur discovered in ironstone near Loanhead. Though originally compared closely to reptiles, subsequen...
Papposaurus
Biology
185
10,969,498
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinaria
A quinaria (plural: quinariae) is a Roman unit of area, roughly equal to . Its primary use was to measure the cross-sectional area of pipes in Roman water distribution systems. A "one quinaria" pipe is in diameter. In Roman times, there was considerable ambiguity regarding the origin of the name, and the actual va...
Quinaria
Mathematics
383
5,685,631
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark%20conjectures
In number theory, the Stark conjectures, introduced by and later expanded by , give conjectural information about the coefficient of the leading term in the Taylor expansion of an Artin L-function associated with a Galois extension K/k of algebraic number fields. The conjectures generalize the analytic class number...
Stark conjectures
Mathematics
861
705,285
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk%20Hotel%20and%20Casino
The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino was a Coney Island-style hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The property began in 1966, as a Holiday Inn. Norbert Jansen added a gift shop to the hotel in 1972, and later opened the Slot Joynt casino. In 1985, Jansen renamed the Holiday Inn as the Viscount Hotel, part of a U.S. chain. Four yea...
Boardwalk Hotel and Casino
Engineering
1,645
191,827
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioregionalism
Bioregionalism is a philosophy that suggests that political, cultural, and economic systems are more sustainable and just if they are organized around naturally defined areas called bioregions (similar to ecoregions). Bioregions are defined through physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries and...
Bioregionalism
Biology,Environmental_science
4,128
15,909,871
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic%20trajectory%20evaluation
Symbolic trajectory evaluation (STE) is a lattice-based model checking technology that uses a form of symbolic simulation. STE is essentially used for computer hardware, that is circuit verification. The technique uses abstraction, meaning that details of the circuit behaviour are removed from the circuit model. It was...
Symbolic trajectory evaluation
Technology
140
900,383
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Grignard
Francois Auguste Victor Grignard (6 May 1871 – 13 December 1935) was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of carbon–carbon bonds. He also wrote some of his experiments in his laboratory no...
Victor Grignard
Chemistry
1,398
499,393
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Department%20of%20Environment%2C%20Transport%2C%20Energy%20and%20Communications
The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, , , , ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council. Organisation The department is composed of the following offices: General Secretariat Federal Office for Spati...
Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Engineering
690
63,031,017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20101584
HD 101584 is a suspected post-common envelope binary about 1,800 to 5,900 light-years distant in the constellation of Centaurus. The system is bright at optical wavelengths with an apparent visual magnitude of about 7. The primary is either a post-AGB star, but more likely a post-RGB star. The secondary is a red dwarf ...
HD 101584
Astronomy
568
18,582,715
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductor%20%28ring%20theory%29
In ring theory, a branch of mathematics, the conductor is a measurement of how far apart a commutative ring and an extension ring are. Most often, the larger ring is a domain integrally closed in its field of fractions, and then the conductor measures the failure of the smaller ring to be integrally closed. The condu...
Conductor (ring theory)
Mathematics
1,272
64,804,657
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%20%28number%29
2016 is the natural number following 2015 and preceding 2017. Mathematics 2016 is the second-smallest Erdős–Nicolas number after 24. 2016 is a triangular number. 2016 has a total of 36 divisors. References Integers
2016 (number)
Mathematics
46
34,439,024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Building%20Standards%20Code
The California Building Standards Code is the building code for California, and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). It is maintained by the California Building Standards Commission which is granted the authority to oversee processes related to the California building codes by California Building Stand...
California Building Standards Code
Engineering
490
46,254,141
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AuthaGraph%20projection
AuthaGraph is an approximately equal-area world map projection invented by Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa in 1999. The map is made by equally dividing a spherical surface into 96 triangles, transferring it to a tetrahedron while maintaining area proportions, and unfolding it in the form of a rectangle: it is a poly...
AuthaGraph projection
Mathematics
483
76,537,354
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain%20soap
Mountain soap (, , ), rock-soap or bolus — a partially outdated trivial name for a large group of clay minerals similar in properties from the group of hydrous layered aluminum silicates with variable composition. Minerals from the mountain soap group contain primarily silicates (44-46%), alumina (17-26%), iron oxides ...
Mountain soap
Physics,Chemistry
1,506