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Extrinsic Defects

Materials science; Metallurgy

The extrinsic point defects are foreign atoms, which are ...

Quenchants

Materials science; Metallurgy

A medium that is used for quenching is known as ...

Tool Steels

Materials science; Metallurgy

Tool steels contain tungsten, molybdenum, cobalt and ...

Ferritic stainless steels

Materials science; Metallurgy

Ferritic stainless steels have 12 to 27 percent chromium ...

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nomadism

History; World history

Way of life typified by the lack of permanent settlement ...

Kiev

History; World history

Capital of Kievan Rus (c.882-1240). Kiev was already a ...

Acropolis of Rhodes

History; Ancient Greece

The Acropolis of Rhodes is an acropolis dating from the ...

Alexios I Komnenos

History; European history

Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus (born ...

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Crime

Literature; Genre

A crime story is about a crime that is being committed or ...

page turner

Literature; Bestsellers

A page turner (more commonly written with a hyphen as ...

Lady Jessica

Literature; Fiction

Lady Jessica is a fictional character from Frank Herbert's ...

Umbrella term

Literature; Literary terms

An umbrella term covers a broad number of functions or ...

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Gothic architecture

Language; Encyclopedias

A varied style of architecture distinguished by its high ...

Banyan

Language; Encyclopedias

The Indian fig; a tree whose branches, bending to the ...

Atlantis

Language; Encyclopedias

An island alleged by tradition to have existed in the ...