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• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Vegetarian
  Diet and Weight Loss
   

  Saturated fat

  Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Diets high in saturated fat correlate in some studies with an increased incidence of atherosclerosis and ... > more
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Organic Chemistry
  Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Aviation
   

  Catalytic converter

  A catalytic converter is a device used to reduce the emissions from an internal combustion engine. Most commonly used in an automobile's exhaust system, catalytic converters are now commonly used on ... > more
• Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
  Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Sports Science
  Batteries
   
  

  Gasoline

  Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Before internal combustion engines were invented in the mid-1800s, ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Physics
   

  Richter magnitude scale

  The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating ... > more
• Sports Science
  Technology
  Energy Policy
  Detectors
  Biometric
  Physics
   
  

  Patent

  A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or ... > more
• Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Graphene
  Physics
  Sports Science
   
  

  Lewis structure

  Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the ... > more
• Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Nature of Water
  Sports Science
   
  

  Peptide bond

  A peptide bond is a chemical bond formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule, releasing a molecule of water (H2O). This is ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Optics
  Physics
  Transportation Science
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  Soap bubble

  A soap bubble is a very thin film of soap water that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few moments and then burst either on their own or on ... > more
• Batteries
  Electricity
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy Technology
  Vehicles
  Sports Science
   
  

  Battery electric vehicle

  A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is an electric vehicle that utilises chemical energy that is stored in rechargeable battery packs. Electric vehicles use electric motors instead of, or in addition ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Nature of Water
  Quantum Physics
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Science
  Albert Einstein
   

  Breaking wave

  In physics, a breaking wave is a wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be dissipated. At this ... > more

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