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  1. Glass (26176 bytes)
    22: ...sub>/{{Germanium}}O<sub>2</sub> glass, which has only slightly different optical properties (the germa...
    52: ...loped, which led to its becoming a much more commonly used material. The invention of the glass pressi...
    56: Art is sometimes etched into glass via acid or other caustic substance (causing the image to ...
    85: ...ere rarely optically parallel giving rise to commonly seen distortions.
    87: ...hieved by grinding and mechanical polishing, but only at considerable expense.
  2. Dye (6033 bytes)
    3: ...s]], [[bark]], [[leaf|leaves]] and [[wood]], but only a few have ever been used on a commercial scale.
    11: ...in the dyes and [[cationic]] groups in the fibre. Acid dyes are not substantive to [[cellulosic]] fibres...
    13: ...find some use for wool and silk. Usually [[acetic acid]] is added to the dyebath to help the uptake of t...
    42: * [[Oxidation base]]s, for mainly hair and fur
  3. Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
    6: ...e [[Continental crust|continents]], but averages only some 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) beneath the [[Ocea...
    8: ...a from which the minerals crystallize is rich in only certain elements: [[silicon]], [[oxygen]], [[alu...
    17: ... [[tungsten]], [[tin]], and [[uranium]], are commonly associated with [[granite]]s.
    35: ... a result of volcanic activity. The temperatures only a few kilometers beneath the surface of the eart...
    39: ...thin sections of the rock under a microscope, so only an approximate classification can usually be mad...
  4. Earth (30908 bytes)
    7: ...olar system]]'s [[terrestrial planet]]s, and the only planetary body that [[modern science]] confirms ...
    14: ...Earth (the summit of [[Mount Everest]], which is only 8,850 m) and the lowest (the bottom of the [[Mar...
    55: ...he heat flow from the interior to the surface is only 1/20,000 as great as the energy received from th...
    68: ...Since the average density of surface material is only around 3000 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, we must conclude t...
    80: ...geodyn/poster2.html]. Thus, the upper mantle can only flow very slowly.
  5. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    12: ...metimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respectively. The latter were tho...
    47: ...nct volcanoes are those that scientists consider unlikely to erupt again. Whether a volcano is truly e...
    109: ...noes. For example, [[Mount St. Helens]] is found inland from the margin between the oceanic [[Juan de ...
    126: ...face expression. The large majority of these are only known about at surface because of earthquakes as...
    177: ... eruption cloud and quickly fall to the ground as acid rain. The injected ash also falls rapidly from th...
  6. Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
    61: ... Congo]], but in practical terms, things changed only slightly.
    72: ...command. Their corpses were dissolved in sulfuric acid a few days later. In February, it was announced t...
    80: ... occasionally hold elections in which he was the only candidate. Relative peace and stability was achi...
    122: *[[Kisangani]] (Stanleyville)
    146: ...lmost a million square kilometers. The country's only outlet to the Atlantic Ocean is a narrow strip o...
  7. Ant (13019 bytes)
    32: ...ns. Males, produced by the queen, typically have only a single role: mating with the queen. After mati...
    67: ...ng a specific role. The division of labor is not only essential for the colony's survival but also inf...
    72: ...Initially, all ants in a colony are female, with only the queen and select females capable of mating. ...
    81: ...into the target. Of special note here is [[formic acid]].
  8. Mummy (16225 bytes)
    8: ...ns, such as extreme cold ([[�tzi the Iceman]]), acid ([[Tollund Man]]) or desiccating dryness have bee...
    25: ...ere given the task to preserve the deceased. Not only did their job require knowledge of human anatomy...
    31: ...ll incision on the left side of the [[abdomen]]. Only the [[heart]] was left in place. The organs whic...
    57: ...[Japan]]''', see external link ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
    58: ...onor for people who reached a highest level of [[enlightenment]].
  9. Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
    2: ...]), better known as '''Babe Ruth''' and also commonly known by the nicknames ''The Bambino'' and ''The...
    7: ...ch time she gave birth to a child, eight in all. Only Babe and his sister, Mary, survived infancy.
    15: ... League]], a rebel major league which would last only 2 years, placed a team in Baltimore, across the ...
    20: ...ders, Ruth did not pitch and grounded out in his only at bat.
    25: ...was basically a fulltime outfielder, pitching in only 17 of the 130 games in which he appeared. He se...
  10. Chemistry (12553 bytes)
    57: ...not split up during [[Acid-base reaction theories|acid-base reactions]] are [[hydroxide]] (OH<sup>-</sup...
    80: ...oundly [[intuitive|non-intuitive]]. In practice, only the simplest chemical systems may realistically ...
  11. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    382: *[[Amino acid]]s
    535: ...f tunnels]]: [[List of tunnels in the Netherlands|NL]], [[Tunnels in New Zealand|NZ]], [[Tunnels in th...
    601: *[[List of NLP topics]]
    631: **[[List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names]]
    678: **[[List of words commonly mispronounced]]
  12. Cave (10592 bytes)
    30: ...arbonic acid]]) and naturally occurring [[organic acid]]s. The dissolution process produces a distinctiv...
    37: ...s of oil give off sulfurous fumes, rather than by acidic water percolating from the surface.
    49: ... Free-tailed Bat]], are trogloxenes, and are commonly found in caves, but forage outside of the caves....
    58: ...States|USA]]) at 579km in length. This record is unlikely to be surpassed in the near future as the ne...
  13. History of science (41710 bytes)
    40: .... Initially these universities were organized to only teach [[theology]], but people like [[Roger Baco...
    78: ...sults by introducing discrete energy levels. Not only did [[quantum mechanics]] show that the laws of ...
    91: ...ls provided a ready supply of products which not only provided energy, but also synthetic materials fo...
    93: ...ed that basic constituents of DNA, simple [[amino acid]]s, could themselves be built up from simpler mol...
    117: ...reciated by his contemporaries and came into use only with discoveries of British surgeon [[Joseph Lis...
  14. History of biology (3053 bytes)
    18: ...ers to ''Nature'': Molecular structure of Nucleic Acid." ''Nature'' '''171''', 737?738 (1953).]
  15. Printmaking (6788 bytes)
    36: A [[waxy acid-resist]], known as a [[ground]], is applied to a ...
    38: The plate is then completely submerged in an acid that eats away at the exposed metal.
    40: The waxy resist protects the [[acid]] from biting the parts of the plate that have no...
    41: The longer the plate remains in the acid the deeper the [[incision]]s become.
    42: The plate is removed from the acid and the ground is removed with a solvent such as ...
  16. Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
    87: ... - one branch of the Cordellian system lying far inland in the western states.
    104: ...e northwest coast, but elsewhere trees are found only on the higher ranges below the Alpine region. Th...
    107: ...Columbia River]] and [[Colorado River]] rise far inland near the easternmostmembers of the Cordilleran...
    112: trees originally only along the watercourses. The uplands towards the ...
    117: *Highest point: [[Mount McKinley]], [[Denali Borough, Alaska]] 20,320 feet abov...
  17. Food (24212 bytes)
    108: ...nsport|transportation]]. Early food processing mainly involved [[salting (food)|salting]], [[curing]],...
    148: ...luence over consumers. Nevertheless, in [[2000]] only 19% of all US consumer expenditure spent on food...
    166: [[Foodborne illness]], commonly called "food poisoning," is caused by [[bacteriu...
    172: Less commonly, acute adverse reactions can also occur if chemi...
    179: ...d may provoke a reaction, however, this most commonly involves [[gluten]], corn, shellfish (mollusks),...
  18. Cereal (6537 bytes)
    40: ...ool-season cereals are grown in the tropics, but only in the cool highlands, where it may be possible ...
    58: In North America, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a [[grain...
    62: ...d sources of [[dietary fiber]], [[essential fatty acid]]s, and other important [[nutrient]]s.
  19. Seed (4968 bytes)
    10: ...y or in others not buried in the soil. [[Abscisic acid]] is usually the growth inhibitor in seeds.
    15: ...proach of producing numerous seeds. This is certainly the approach used by plants, such as [[ferns]], ...
  20. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
    40: ...Sarracenia'' is the pitcher plant genus most commonly encountered in cultivation, and
    48: ... [[nucleic acid]]s in the prey, releasing [[amino acid]]s and phosphate ions, which the plant absorbs.
    104: bending 180&deg; in only a minute or so. Sundews are extremely cosmopolit...
    105: ...e continents except the [[Antarctica|Antarctic mainland]]. They are probably at their

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