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What is ORS?

Oral rehydration salt which is a solution of glucose-based salt solution used in oral rehydration therapy. WHO and UNICEF recommend a single... View Article

What is lemma?

The algorithm is a list of well-defined steps for achieving a task and lemma (or theorem) is a proven statement that can be used for solving... View Article

What is pitch?

Pitch is a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale. An example of pitch is putting up a tent. Pitch... View Article

What is alchemy?

Alchemy is an ancient practice that can be considered in part as a precursor to chemistry. The word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kimiyya,... View Article

What is an enzyme?

Enzymes are biological molecules (typically proteins) that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take... View Article

What are equations?

An equation is a mathematical sentence that has two equal sides separated by an equal. An equation can be defined as a mathematical statement... View Article

What is commutator?

An attachment, connected with the armature of a motor or dynamo, through which electrical connection is made and which ensures the current flows... View Article

What is entomology?

Entomology is a branch of zoology(the study of animals) that studies insects and how they interact with their environment, other species, and... View Article

How dry ice is made?

Dry ice is the name given to carbon dioxide when it is in a solid-state. Carbon dioxide turns from gas to an opaque white solid while under... View Article

What is bryophyllum?

Bryophyllum pinnatum is used in ethnomedicine for the treatment of earache, burns, abscesses, ulcer, insect bites, diarrhoea and lithiasis.... View Article

What is a rural area?

A rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. Many people live in a city, or urban area.... View Article

Where is bile located?

The bile ducts are a series of thin tubes that go from the liver to the small intestine. Their major job is to move a fluid called bile from the... View Article

What are Newton’s laws?

Newton's first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by... View Article

What is the stone age?

A prehistoric period when weapons and tools were made of stone or of organic materials such as bone, wood, or horn is known to be stone age. the... View Article

What is a measurement?

Measurement is a process of finding a number that shows the amount of something. Measurement refers to the quantification of results obtained by... View Article

Why do we get swelling?

Swelling is nothing but the level of increase in the movement of fluid and white blood cells into the injured area. The release of chemicals and... View Article

What is a whole number?

Whole numbers are a set of numbers including the set of natural numbers (1 to infinity) and the integer '0'. The whole numbers are the part of... View Article

How Stomata are blocked?

Stomata are small pores present in the leaf. They are surrounded by guard cells which help in closening and opening of stomata. In low light the... View Article

Explain terrace farming.

Terrace farming is the practice of cutting flat areas out of a hilly or mountainous landscape to grow crops or, in other words, the method of... View Article