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Primarily denotes one hundred years, but occasionally used, especially in the context of competitive racing, to refer to something consisting of one hundred, as in a 100-mile race. Dozen: 12 A collection of twelve things or units from Old French dozaine "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from doze (12c.) [2] Baker's dozen: 13
One may say "The committee is composed of three judges", and also "Three judges compose the committee". Although the former is not a passive clause (as explained in "Syntax", above), it behaves like one semantically. However, with the meaning of comprise that is the commonest (and is not disputed), the parallel pair is not possible for comprise(d).
A deliberative assembly or other organization may form a committee (or "commission") consisting of one or more persons to assist with the work of the assembly. [2] For larger organizations, much work is done in committees. [3]
Entrenched meander – One of a series of curves in a channel of a matured stream; Epigenetic valley – Valley created by erosion and with little or no sympathy for bedrock structure; Esker – Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel associated with former glaciers
Any organic compound consisting of at least one hydroxyl group attached to a saturated carbon atom. Alcohols have the general formula R–OH. aldehyde A functional group and a class of organic compounds consisting of a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom and any other R-group. Aldehydes have the general formula R–C(H)=O.
[16] [17] [18] A molecule may be homonuclear, that is, it consists of atoms of one chemical element, as with two atoms in the oxygen molecule (O 2); or it may be heteronuclear, a chemical compound composed of more than one element, as with water (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom; H 2 O). A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that ...
Strengths is the longest word in the English language containing only one vowel letter. [30] Euouae, a medieval musical term, is the longest English word consisting only of vowels, and the word with the most consecutive vowels.
Transformation is a bacterial process for transferring DNA from one cell to another, and is apparently an adaptation for repairing DNA damage in the recipient cell. [14] In addition, plasmids can be exchanged through the use of a pilus in a process known as conjugation. [12]