Denaturation
the breaking down of the three-dimensional structure of a protein, resulting in the loss of its function
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Chemistry
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Dalton's law of partial pressures
for a mixture of gases in a container, the total pressure exerted is the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it were alone
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Crystalline solid
a solid that characterized by the regular arrangement of its components
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Critical reaction (nuclear)
a reaction in which exactly one neutron from each fission event causes another fission event, thus sustaining the chain reaction
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Critical mass
the mass of fissionable material required to produce a self-sustaining chain reaction
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Covalent bonding
a type of bonding in which atoms share electrons
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Corrosion
the process by which metals are oxidized in the atmosphere
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Core (kernel) electron
an inner electron in an atom; one that is not in the outermost (valence) principle quantum level
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Control rods
in a nuclear reactor, rods composed of substances that absorb neutrons.These rods regulate the power level of the reactor
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Continuous spectrum
a spectrum that exhibits all the wavelengths of visible light
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