Science words

perfluorooctane

A synthetic, persistent chemical compound, specifically a sulfonic acid, that belongs to…

plasmapheresis

A medical procedure that separates blood plasma from whole blood, typically to filter out…

adsorber

A device or material designed to collect or hold molecules of a gas, liquid, or dissolved…

anticoagulation

The process of preventing blood from clotting, often used in medical procedures to manage…

chromatin

A substance composed of DNA and proteins found within the cell nucleus that forms the…

occultations

Astronomical events where a celestial body, such as a star, is hidden from view by…

superbug

A strain of bacteria, fungus, or virus that has become resistant to most or all available…

fluconazole

A common antifungal medication used to treat a variety of fungal infections, though it is…

fundus

The interior surface of the back of the eye, including the retina, which can be…

oculomics

An emerging field of medical study that uses artificial intelligence to analyze data from…

yersinia

A type of bacteria that causes yersiniosis, a gastrointestinal infection characterized by…

shigellosis

A severe, contagious intestinal infection caused by Shigella bacteria, characterized by…

yersiniosis

An infectious disease caused by the Yersinia bacterium, typically characterized by…

excitons

Quasiparticles consisting of a bound pair of an electron and an electron hole, acting as…

diselenide

A chemical compound containing two selenium atoms, often used in materials science as a…

femtosecond

A unit of time equal to one quadrillionth of a second, used here to describe the…

quasiparticle

A collective excitation or disturbance in a physical system that behaves as if it were a…

antineutrinos

Elementary particles that are the antimatter counterparts to neutrinos, often emitted…

ciphertext

The encrypted form of data or a message that has been rendered unreadable to anyone…

transpilation

The process of converting source code from one programming language or framework into an…

technofeudalism

A socioeconomic mode where Big Tech platforms act like feudal lords, extracting rent from…

cloudalist

Referring to the wealthy elite who own and control the central digital infrastructure…

techlordism

An emerging ideology that replaces neoliberalism by elevating cloud capital and…

outgassing

The release of gas from a solid material, especially from a comet or asteroid as it is…

splashdown

The act or an instance of a spacecraft landing in a body of water upon its return from…

ramjet

A type of propulsion system or jet engine that uses the vehicle's forward motion to…

deuterium

A stable isotope of hydrogen that has one neutron in its nucleus, commonly used as fuel…

spacewalk

An instance where an astronaut leaves their spacecraft to perform work or maintenance in…

pangenetics

A biological discipline that seeks to understand the relationship between the full…

enstatite

A common rock-forming magnesium silicate mineral that belongs to the pyroxene group,…

zoophysiology

The branch of zoology that deals with the physical and chemical functions of animal…

fractionation

The process of separating a mixture into different components or fractions, often based…

occulter

A device or mechanism used to block or obscure the light from a bright source, such as a…

microresonator

A miniature optical device that traps and circulates light within a small structure,…

quadrupole

A configuration of four poles or points of influence, often used in physics to describe…

agronomy

The science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and land…

rhizome

A continuously growing horizontal underground plant stem that puts out lateral shoots and…

transpiration

The process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the…

waveguide

A structure, typically a tube or channel, designed to guide and confine electromagnetic…

gravimetry

The measurement of the strength of a gravitational field, typically to determine the…

perihelion

The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet where it is closest to the Sun.

blazar

A highly luminous active galactic nucleus that contains a supermassive black hole and…

aphelion

The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet where it is at its greatest…

liposome

A microscopic spherical vesicle composed of a lipid bilayer, used to encapsulate and…

albumin

A type of simple protein that is soluble in water and coagulable by heat, often used in…

microbiota

The community of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, that…

ecliptic

The apparent annual path of the Sun against the background of the stars as observed from…

rhizosphere

The region of soil in the immediate vicinity of plant roots where the chemical and…