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Adaptive optics is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effect of wavefront distortions: it aims at correcting the deformations of an incoming wavefront by deforming a mirror in order to compensate for the distortion.
Scientific & EducationalA substance which when added in small amounts to petroleum products, will delay or inhibit undesirable changes; such as the formation of gum, sludge, and acidity, which are brought about by oxidation.OR An additive to retard oxygen-related deterioration, especially oxidation of lubricants.. (Inhibitor) or Antioxidants are compounds that slow oxidation processes that degrade foods, fuels, rubber, plastic, and other materials.
Scientific & EducationalAn herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is a carcinogen and teratogen. The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the US has found "sufficient evidence" of an association between exposure to Agent Orange and the risk of developing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Hodgkin disease, soft tissue sarcoma and diabetes.
Scientific & EducationalAirway obstruction is a blockage of respiration in the airway. It can be broadly classified into being either in the upper airway or lower airway.
Scientific & EducationalAn online information service, based in Vienna, Virginia, that provides e-mail, news, educa-tional and entertainment services, and Internet access. America Online is one of the largest American ISPs (Internet service providers). In 2000 America Online merged with media giant Time Warner Inc. to become AOL Time Warner Inc. Intended for mass-market delivery of branded content and communication services, the merged companies form a communication and media con-glomerate with the Internet’s largest user base and a wide range of entertainment, publishing, and cable properties.
Scientific & EducationalRegion or volume in space in which the probability of finding electrons is highest.
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