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#7001 2021-03-06 00:07:01

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#7809. Name the term in geography : Any large, roughly circular depression, pit, or hole in the Earth's surface. They can be classified into different types based on their ultimate causes.

#7810. Name the term in geography : A small, intermittent stream that is larger than a brook but smaller than a river. The term is used primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia.


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#7002 2021-03-08 00:10:31

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#7811. Name the term in biology : The study of organic particles which are passively transported by the air, including bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects, pollen grains, and viruses.

#7812. Name the term in biology : An organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally by using energy from sunlight (as in photosynthesis) or from inorganic chemical reactions (as in chemosynthesis). They do not need to consume another living organism in order to obtain energy or organic carbon.


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#7003 2021-03-10 00:02:41

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#7813. Name the term in biology : The branch of biology that studies the chemical properties, compositions, reactions, and processes related to living organisms.

#7814. Name the term in biology : A semipermeable membrane separating the blood from the cerebrospinal fluid, and constituting a barrier to the passage of cells, particles, and large molecules.


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#7004 2021-03-12 00:04:36

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#7815. Name the term in biology : One of a class of organic pigments produced by algae and plants, as well as certain bacteria and fungi.

#7816. Name the term in biology : The branch of biology that studies the structure and function of living cells, including their physiological properties, metabolic processes, chemical composition, life cycle, the organelles they contain, and their interactions with their environment. This is done at both microscopic and molecular levels.


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#7005 2021-03-14 00:10:25

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#7817. What does the term 'Ichthyology' mean? (Study of -----)

#7818. What does the term 'Lichenology' mean? (Study of ----- )


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#7006 2021-03-16 00:11:04

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#7819. What does the term 'Molecular biology' signify?

#7820. What does the term 'Molecular biophysics' signify?


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#7007 2021-03-18 00:09:50

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#7821. What does the term 'Protozoology' mean?

#7822. What does the term 'Microbiology' mean?


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#7008 2021-03-20 00:07:06

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#7823. What does the term 'Aristology' mean?

#7824. What does the term 'Arthrology' mean?


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#7009 2021-03-22 00:13:52

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#7825. What does the term 'Astrodynamics' mean?

#7826. What does the term 'Auxology' mean?


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#7010 2021-03-24 00:03:20

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#7827. What does the term 'Balneology' mean?

#7828. What does the term 'Bathymetry' mean?


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#7011 2021-03-26 00:11:20

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#7829. What does the term in meteorology 'Cirrocumulus' mean?

#7830. What does the term in meteorology 'Cirrus' mean?


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#7012 2021-03-28 00:03:37

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#7829. What does the term in meteorology 'clear ice' mean?

#7830. What does the term in meteorology 'climate' mean?


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#7013 2021-03-30 00:02:09

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#7831. In banking, what does the abbreviation ADB mean?

#7832. What does the abbreviation ANZUS mean? (collective security non-binding agreement)


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#7014 2021-04-01 00:06:30

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#7833. Who the the author of The Pilgrim's Progress (opera)?

#7834. Who is the author of One Thousand and One Nights?


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#7015 2021-04-03 00:11:31

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#7835. What does the nautical term 'able seaman' (AB) (Also able-bodied seaman) mean?

#7836. What does the nautical term 'admiralty' mean?


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#7016 2021-04-05 00:00:57

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#7837. What does the nautical term 'accommodation ladder' mean?

#7838. What does the nautical term 'aid to navigation' (ATON) mean?


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#7017 2021-04-07 00:03:26

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#7839. What does the nautical term 'aloft' mean?

#7840. What does the nautical term 'anchor' mean?


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#7018 2021-04-09 00:07:13

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#7841. What does the term 'Decalcomania' mean?

#7842. What does the term 'Dromomania' mean?


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#7019 2021-04-11 00:02:38

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#7843. What does the term 'Hypomania' mean?

#7844. What does the term 'Klazomania' mean?


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#7020 2021-04-13 00:02:33

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#7845. Who is considered the father of 'C (programming language)'?

#7846. Who is considered the father of 'Search engine'?


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#7021 2021-04-15 00:08:55

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#7847. Name the (born 31 January 1956) Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "Benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position in July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.

#7848. Name the (born on July 16, 1951) American businessman and engineer who is the co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program. He also founded Software Garden, Inc., of which he is currently president, and Trellix Corporation. He currently serves as the chief technology officer of Alpha Software.

His book, '_________ on Technology', was published by Wiley in May 2009. For his work with VisiCalc, Bricklin is often referred to as “the father of the Spreadsheet.”


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#7022 2021-04-17 00:09:07

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#7849. What does the term 'Electrophysiology' mean?

#7850. What does the term 'Biomechanics' mean?


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#7023 2021-04-19 00:03:43

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#7851. What does the term 'Glyptology' mean?

#7852. What does the term 'Gnomonics' mean?


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#7024 2021-04-21 00:08:03

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#7853. What does the term 'Geochronology' mean?

#7854. What does the term 'Gnosiology' mean?


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#7025 2021-04-23 00:07:50

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#7855. Who is the father or mother of 'Fractal geometry'?

#7856. Who is considered the father or mother of 'Algebraic topology'?


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