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Menorca Island, Spain

Menorca Island, Spain

Menorca (Catalan: məˈnɔɾkə, Spanish: meˈnoɾka) or Minorca (English: /mɪˈnɔːrkə/ min-OR-kə; from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. ‘smaller island’, later Minorica), an island of the Balearic Islands provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain. Situa.....

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Agonist – a type of chemical

Agonist – a type of chemical

An agonist is a type of chemical known as a ligand. It binds to a receptor. It is a compound that can bind to and cause activation of a receptor, thus mimicking an endogenous ligand or neurotransmitter. It activates (switches on) the receptor to produce a response. In Pharmacology, it is a chemic.....

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Tinning – a process of thinly coating sheets of wrought iron

Tinning – a process of thinly coating sheets of wrought iron

Tinning is a crystalline, silvery metallic element obtained chiefly from cassiterite and having two notable allotropic forms. It is the process of thinly coating sheets of wrought iron or steel with tin, and the resulting product is known as tinplate. Tin is a metallic element, occurring in cassi.....

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Nitrobenzene (Properties, Uses)

Nitrobenzene (Properties, Uses)

Nitrobenzene has the molecular formula C6H5NO2 and is a yellowish, sticky, aromatic nitro-compound. It is a pale-yellow oil with an almond-like odor that is water-insoluble. It freezes to make the crystals greenish-yellow. For the production of aniline, which is an important industrial precursor,.....

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Solution in Chemistry

Solution in Chemistry

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. The substances that are dissolved are called solutes. The substance the solutes are dissolved in is called the solvent. Sugar syrup is a solution where sugar.....

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Business

Bear Put Spread

Bear Put Spread

A bear put spread is a restricted benefit, restricted danger choices exchanging system that can be utilized when the alternatives broker is reasonably bearish on the hidden security. It is a form of option strategy where an investor or trader expects the price of a security or asset to decrease m.....

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Science

Menorca Island, Spain

Menorca Island, Spain

Menorca (Catalan: məˈnɔɾkə, Spanish: meˈnoɾka) or Minorca (English: /mɪˈnɔːrkə/ min-OR-kə; from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. ‘smaller island’, later Minorica), an island of the Balearic Islands provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain. Situa.....

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Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia

Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia

In the historic walled district of Medina, between Rue de la Kasbah and Rue el Farabi, the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر‎), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is located. It is a mosque located in Kairouan, Tunisia, a U.....

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