Sunday, January 31, 2010

Marine biology: Osedax, also known as zombie worms

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Osedax worms, also known as zombie worms , are bone-eating worms [1]; the Latin-derived word “ Osedax ” means “bone devourer.” Crispin Lit...

Marine biology: Osteopelta (small, bone-associated shield), limpets

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Osteopelta is the name for a specialized group of limpets. The word is derived from the Greek/Latin noun pelta , meaning small shield, and...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Legionella pneumophila and Legionnaires' disease

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Legionella pneumophila is a bacterial pathogen, which causes diseases such as Pontiac fever and Legionnaires' disease , also known as L...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Acronym in photovoltaics: XSC for excitonic solar cell

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When it comes to acronym building, the letter x is sometimes the preferred or alternate letter of a word or an affix to be carried over int...

The noun exciton and the adjective excitonic

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The word exciton derives from the noun excit ation and the suffix - on [1-3]. This suffix in exciton equals the preposition “on” and makes...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

DecaBDE, short for decabromodiphenyl ether

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The flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether ( C 12 Br 10 O ) is often addressed by its short name decaBDE , sometimes spelled deca-BDE . I...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Synfuel, short for synthetic fuel

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The noun synfuel derives from the adjective syn thetic and the noun fuel . A synfuel is a liquid or gaseous fuel derived especially from a...