Compound locomotive — For the principles and other applications of the compound steam engine, see compound engine. De Glehn redirects here. For people and places named Glehn, de Glehn or von Glehn, see Glehn. A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive or engine unit… … Wikipedia
Compound engine — For compound steam locomotives, see Compound locomotive. Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888 … Wikipedia
Compound bow — A Browning Compound Bow A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes… … Wikipedia
Cycle — Contents 1 Chemistry 2 Economics 3 Mathematics 4 Music … Wikipedia
cycle — Synonyms and related words: AC, AF, CPS, DC, EHF, HF, Hz, Indian file, Kekule formula, MF, O, Platonic year, RF, SHF, UHF, VHF, VLF, absorption current, active current, aeon, age, alternate, alternating current, ambit, annular muscle, annulus,… … Moby Thesaurus
tricarboxylic acid cycle — Biochem. See Krebs cycle. [1940 45] * * * or Krebs cycle or citric acid cycle Last stage of the chemical processes by which living cells obtain energy from foodstuffs. Described by Hans Adolf Krebs in 1937, the reactions of the cycle have been… … Universalium
organosulfur compound — ▪ chemical compound Introduction also spelled organosulphur compound , also called organic sulfur compound a subclass of organic substances that contain sulfur and that are known for their varied occurrence and unusual properties. They are… … Universalium
organometallic compound — ▪ chemical compound Introduction any member of a class of substances containing at least one metal to carbon bond in which the carbon is part of an organic group. Organometallic compounds constitute a very large group of substances that have… … Universalium
Calvin cycle — s or dark reactions.OverviewDuring photosynthesis, light energy is used to generate chemical free energy, stored in glucose. The light independent Calvin cycle, also (misleadingly) known as the dark reaction or dark stage , uses the energy from… … Wikipedia
Born-Haber cycle — The Born Haber cycle is an approach to analyzing reaction energies. It was named after and developed by the two German scientists Max Born and Fritz Haber.The Born Haber cycle involves the formation of an ionic compound from the reaction of a… … Wikipedia
Citric acid cycle — Overview of the citric acid cycle The citric acid cycle also known as the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle), the Krebs cycle, or the Szent Györgyi Krebs cycle[1] … Wikipedia