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31physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
32Galvani , Luigi — (1737–1798) Italian anatomist and physiologist Galvani studied medicine at the university in his native city of Bologna, gaining his MD in 1762 for his thesis on the structure and development of bones. He stayed at Bologna to teach anatomy and in …
33galvanism — n. Voltaic electricity, galvanic electricity, chemico electricity, dynamic electricity …
34galvanization — Application of direct current (galvanic) electricity, as in galvanizing (electroplating). * * * gal·va·ni·za·tion or Brit gal·va·ni·sa·tion .gal və nə zā shən n the act or process of galvanizing specif the application of an electric current to… …
35galvanize — (v.) 1802, from Fr. galvaniser, from galvanisme (see GALVANISM (Cf. galvanism)). Figurative sense of excite, stimulate (as if by electricity) first recorded 1853. Meaning to coat with metal by means of galvanic electricity (especially to plate… …
36William Brooke O'Shaughnessy — MD FRS (October 1808, Limerick, Ireland January 1889) was an Irish physician famous for his work in pharmacology and inventions related to telegraphy. He is most notable for introducing the therapeutic use of cannabis sativa to Western… …
37science fiction — a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc. [1925 30] * * * Fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals, or more… …
38Electrolysis — Permanent removal of body hair, including the hair root, with an electronic device. While it is billed as a permanent process, many people find that hair does grow back (albeit slowly) after electrolysis. Electrolysis may be done by a… …
39Wollaston , William Hyde — (1766–1828) British chemist and physicist Wollaston, the son of a clergyman from East Dereham in Norfolk, was educated at Cambridge University, England, where he graduated in 1788. He practiced as a physician before moving to London (1801) to… …
40Children — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and was probably a nickname given to someone who came from an orphanage, or may indeed have been an occupational name for a person who worked in an orphanage. The derivation is from …
