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51Tenacity — Te*nac i*ty, n. [L. tenacitas: cf. F. t[ e]nacit[ e]. See {Tenacious}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. That quality of bodies which… …
52Polyvinyl chloride — Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC, is a widely used thermoplastic polymer. In terms of revenue generated, it is one of the most valuable products of the chemical industry. Around the world, over 50% of PVC… …
53Sequoiadendron — Taxobox name = Sequoiadendron giganteum status = VU status system = iucn2.3 image width = 240px image caption = The Grizzly Giant tree in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo =… …
54Kerckhoffs' principle — In cryptography, Kerckhoffs principle (also called Kerckhoffs assumption, axiom or law) was stated by Auguste Kerckhoffs in the 19th century: a cryptosystem should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge …
55HP-49 series — The HP 49G series are Hewlett Packard (HP) manufactured graphing calculators. They are the successors of the HP 48 series, one of the best selling calculator ranges among engineers, scientists, and students.There are now four calculators in the… …
56Egg (biology) — Bird eggs and others (click on image for key) …
57History of Minnesota — Fort Snelling played a pivotal role in Minnesota s history and in development of nearby Minneapolis and Saint Paul The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement …
58Fragile binary interface problem — The fragile binary interface problem or FBI is a shortcoming of certain object oriented language compilers, in which internal changes to an underlying class library can cause descendant libraries or programs to cease working. It is an example of… …
59Ceramic engineering — Simulation of the outside of the Space Shuttle as it heats up to over 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) during re entry into the Earth s atmosphere Ceramic engineering is the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non metallic… …
60Segregation in materials — refers to the enrichment of a material constituent at a free surface or an internal interface of a material. In a polycrystalline solid, a segregation site can be a dislocation, grain boundary, stacking fault, or an interface with a precipitate… …
