WebIn materials science, polymorphism describes the existence of a solid material in more than one form or crystal structure.Polymorphism is a form of isomerism.Any crystalline material can exhibit the phenomenon. Allotropy refers to polymorphism for chemical elements.Polymorphism is of practical relevance to pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, …

WebPolymorphism (materials science), the existence of a solid material in two or more crystal structures, known as polymorphs; Polymorph, a marketing name for polycaprolactone, a type of thermoplastic which fuses at 60°C; Fiction. Polymorph, a shapeshifting being in: "Polymorph" , third episode of series III of the science fiction sitcom

WebCarbon (from Latin carbo 'coal') is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds.It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon makes up only about 0.025 percent of Earth's crust. Three isotopes occur naturally, 12 C and 13 C being …

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WebCopy number variation (CNV) is a phenomenon in which sections of the genome are repeated and the number of repeats in the genome varies between individuals. Copy number variation is a type of structural variation: specifically, it is a type of duplication or deletion event that affects a considerable number of base pairs. Approximately two-thirds …

WebEtymology. The word ant and the chiefly dialectal form emmet come from ante, emete of Middle English, which come from ǣmette of Old English; these are all related to Low Saxon e(e)mt, empe and varieties (Old Saxon emeta) and to German Ameise (Old High German āmeiza).All of these words come from West Germanic * ǣmaitjōn, and the original …

WebThe byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit of memory in many computer architectures.To disambiguate arbitrarily sized bytes from the common 8-bit definition, …

WebEarth science generally recognizes four spheres, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the biosphere as correspondent to rocks, water, air, and life respectively. Some scientists include as part of the spheres of the Earth, the cryosphere (corresponding to ice) as a distinct portion of the hydrosphere, as well as the pedosphere (to soil) as an …

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WebDNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics. DNA analysis intended to identify a species, rather than an individual, is called DNA barcoding.. DNA profiling is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of …