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A abrasive absorption aggregate Aleutian algae algorithm alkali alkyl analogous angular anomalous anomaly aperture aquatic aqueous aquifer asbestos asymmetry B bandwidth base line blackbody brackish buoyancy buoyant C capacitance Celsius cetacean chromatography clear-cut climatology coaxial combustible condensation conductivity configuration corollary corrosion crustacean crustal crystalline crystallography |
D data base deposition desiccant diffraction diffusion discrete dissymmetry divisible Doppler effect Doppler radar drainage E ebullient ebullition eigenfunction eigenvalue emission emissivity end point equilibrium equinox evaporation eyepiece F facies change Fahrenheit feedback ferromagnetism ferrous filterable flow chart fluorescence fluorescent Fourier series Fresnel equations G geyser glacial gradient |
H half-life halogen hatchable heat-treat histogram histology horsepower hybridization hydraulic hysteresis I in situ incandescent infinitesimal inflection infrared interference isotropic isotropism L least squares logarithm luminance luminescence luminescent luminosity luminous M manganese mean life measurable metallurgical metallurgy midpoint monetar |
N Newton's law nucleation nucle O opaque operable optical orogeny oscillation P parameter peninsula permeability Petri dish phosphorus photo-ionization photocell piezoelectric Planck's constant plateau polarization polygon polymerization porosity precipitation predominant R radiant radio frequency radioactive radiocarbon refractive resistant resistivity retardance reversible rock salt |
S salinity seismic side band sinusoidal solenoid solid state soluble space-time spectrometer spectroscopy steam-distilled stochastic strata stratigraphic stratigraphy subsidence T terranes test tube tidal tonnage tornadoes transit time transmissible transmissivity transmittance troposphere trough typhoon U unionized V valence viscometer viscosimeter viscosity viscous visible W wave front wave packet wave system wave theory wavelength wettability X xenolith |
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