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• USS Hissem (DE-400)
  ...cket duty with a month of in-port or training time, often experiencing the characteristic heavy weather of the North Atlantic. In 1959 and 1962 she made visits to No
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• 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun
  ...twin turrets weighing 180 tonnes each. The calibre of 203mm (8 inches) was characteristic of heavy cruisers built as a result of limitations imposed by the [[Washing
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• Dahlgren gun
  ...ere nicknamed "soda bottles", a shape which became their most identifiable characteristic.<ref name="tucker">{{cite book|title=Arming the Fleet, U.S. Navy Ordnance i
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• M242 Bushmaster
  [[Image:Mk38-1.jpg|thumb|right|The Mk38. Note the M242's characteristic fluted gun barrel to reduce weight and assist cooling]]
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• Phenobarbital
  ...ervous system|central]] and [[peripheral nervous system]]s; thus, the main characteristic of phenobarbital overdose is a "slowing" of bodily functions, including dec
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• Ketamine
  ...; this route of administration is unlikely to produce a dissociative state characteristic of ketamine unless very high doses (500&nbsp;mg+) are ingested.<ref>[http:/
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• Valproic acid
  ...sociated with risk of [[autism]], and it is possible to duplicate features characteristic of autism by exposing rat embryos to valproic acid at the time of neural tu
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• Prussian blue
  ...ion the solution thickens visibly and the color changes immediately to the characteristic blue of Prussian blue.
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• Acetic acid
  Acetic acid can be detected by its characteristic smell. A [[color reaction|colour reaction]] for salts of acetic acid is [[i
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• Spironolactone
  Long-term administration of spironolactone gives the [[histologic]] characteristic of spironolactone bodies in the [[adrenal cortex]]. Spironolactone bodies a
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• Morphine
  ...e National Institute on Drug Abuse]</ref>) and excessive sweating are also characteristic symptoms.<ref>[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/injury/research/job185drugs/
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• Cicuta
  ...mall with green or white petals clustered in an umbrella shape ([[umbel]]) characteristic to this family; the umbel measures {{convert|5|cm|in|sp=us}} to {{convert|1
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• Oriental Staff Vine
  The defining characteristic of the plant is its vines: they are thin, spindly, and have silver to reddi
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• Cryptostegia grandiflora
  ...tion (meteorology)|rainfall]] and [[runoff (water)|streamflow]]. This is a characteristic of central [[Queensland]]. The extreme variability (''four times'' that of
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• Strychnine tree
  ...hairs radiating from the center of the sides. This gives the seeds a very characteristic sheen. The seeds are very hard, with a dark gray horny endosperm where the
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• Dichapetalum cymosum
  ...goorappel have opposite not alternate leaves. Goorappel leaves also have a characteristic bulge terminally, though only when mature. Grysappel & Ochna pulchra have a
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• Euphorbiaceae
  A milky [[Sap (plant)|sap]] or [[latex]] is a characteristic of the subfamilies [[Euphorbioideae]] and [[Crotonoideae]]. This milky sap
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• Poison ivy
  Various [[mnemonic]] rhymes describe the characteristic appearance of poison ivy:<ref> {{cite web |url=http://pediatrics.about.com/ ...) has opposite leaves; another leaf stalk directly on the opposite side is characteristic of box-elder.
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• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...gh similar in general appearance to [[Honey locust]], it lacks that tree's characteristic long branched spines on the trunk, instead having the pairs of short thorns
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• Red eye (medicine)
  [[Photophobia]] (fear of [[light]]) is most characteristic of [[iritis]], but may also depend on acute [[glaucoma]].
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• Graves' ophthalmopathy
  ...ssary when optic nerve involvement is suspected. On neuroimaging, the most characteristic findings are thick extraocular muscles with [[tendon]] sparing, usually bil
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• 3,4-Diaminopyridine
  ...rome, [[acetylcholine]] release is inhibited as antibodies meant to target characteristic cancers target [[voltage dependent calcium channel|Ca²⁺ channels
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• Aramid
  ...with other fibers such as [[ultra high molecular weight polyethylene]], a characteristic which dominates their properties.
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• Ceramic materials
  ...ss it will probably undergo [[ductile]] fracture. Brittle fracture is very characteristic of materials with a low fracture toughness value. [[Fracture mechanics]], w
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• Bonding in solids
  ...ionic solids cannot exist in the high-density sea of delocalized electrons characteristic of strong metallic bonding. Some molecular salts, however, feature both ion
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• Gemstone
  ...or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gemstone. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquit ...[[technical terminology]] specific to the field of [[gemology]]. The first characteristic a gemologist uses to identify a gemstone is its [[chemical composition]]. F
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• Electroactive polymers
  ...s of this type of material are in [[actuator]]s and [[sensor]]s. A typical characteristic property of an EAP is that they will undergo a large amount of deformation
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• Photoresist
  ! Characteristic
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• Polyphosphate
  ...hosphate is directly involved in the switching-over of the genetic program characteristic of the exponential growth stage of bacteria to the program of cell survival
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• Polyanhydrides
  The characteristic [[anhydride]] bonds in polyanhydrides are water-labile (the polymer chain b
  10 KB (1,280 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Reptation
  ...mer molecule must diffuse to escape from its particular `tube', and so the characteristic time for this to happen can be calculated using diffusive equations. A clas
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• Applied spectroscopy
  ...od|FTIR]] spectroscopy, where chemical bonds can be detected through their characteristic infra-red absorption frequencies or wavelengths. [[UV spectroscopy]] is use
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• Ozone cracking
  ...an be formed in many different [[elastomers]] by [[ozone]] attack, and the characteristic form of attack of vulnerable rubbers is known as '''ozone cracking'''. The
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• Forensic polymer engineering
  ...radation]] caused by faulty [[injection moulding]]. The spectrum shows the characteristic [[carbonyl group]] produced by oxidation of [[polypropylene]], which made t
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• Biopolymer
  ...olymers often have a well defined structure, though this is not a defining characteristic (example:ligno-cellulose): ...cture]], in the case of proteins. Many biopolymers spontaneously fold into characteristic compact shapes (see also "[[protein folding]]" as well as [[secondary stru
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• Forensic chemistry
  ...radation]] caused by faulty [[injection moulding]]. The spectrum shows the characteristic [[carbonyl group]] produced by oxidation of [[polypropylene]], which made t
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• In situ polymerization
  ...hnique is involved very similar to interfacial coating. The distinguishing characteristic of in situ polymerization is that no reactants are included in the core mat
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• Silicone rubber
  ...unlike many other polymers that contain carbon backbones. One interesting characteristic is an extremely low [[glass transition temperature]] of about -127˚C (Fitz
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• Antimicrobial polymers
  ...materials because of their high activities. This can be ascribed to their characteristic nature of carrying a high local charge density of active groups in the vici
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• Coordination polymers
  ...e the bonds formed by [[multiplexing]](attaching to multiple linkers) have characteristic luminescent wavelengths.
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• Crystallization of polymers
  ...lasticity and impact resistance.<ref name=sp/><ref name="Menges"/> Another characteristic feature of semicrystalline polymers is strong anisotropy of their mechanica
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...nternal calibration compound) in [[mass spectrometry]] experiments, with a characteristic fragmentation pattern.
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• Double layer (interfacial)
  Usually [[zeta potential]] is used for estimating the degree of DL charge. A characteristic value of this electric potential in the DL is 25 mV with a maximum value ar The characteristic thickness of the DL is the [[Debye length]], κ⁻¹. It is recip
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...compared with its [[Microfluidics|microfluid]]ic counterparts. Its typical characteristic dimensions fall within the range of 1-100 nm. At least one dimension of the ...e concentration of ion species, resulting in an asymmetric current-voltage characteristic for the current flow through the pipet.
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• Metal
  ...nd employed in high-tech devices. These synthetic materials often have the characteristic silvery gray reflectiveness (luster) of elemental metals.
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• Metal foam
  ...or they can form an interconnected network (open-cell foam). The defining characteristic of metal foams is a very high [[porosity]]: typically 75-95% of the volume
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• Metallic bond
  ...he communal metallic bonding very much. This gives rise to metals' typical characteristic phenomena of [[malleability]] and [[ductility]]. This is particularly true ...spectrum, which is why metals are often silvery white or grayish with the characteristic specular reflection of metallic [[lustre]]. The balance between reflection
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• Toxic metal
  ...bioaccumulate]] in the body and in the [[food chain]]. Therefore, a common characteristic of toxic metals is the chronic nature of their toxicity. This is particular
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• Aerogel
  ...a monolithic internal structure and do not have the regular pore structure characteristic of aerogels.
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• Building insulation materials
  ...por absorption, odor, flame resistance permanency (no test exists for this characteristic), substrate deflection (for exposed application products), and air erosion
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