Hey everyone, so I thought this would be a great way of learning from each other. Since we all come from different areas of expertise lets share our favourite/ or even least favourite science related word(s) and give its definition.
This thread can also be used to ask questions about a word you may have come across and didnât quite comprehend what it meant (for me thats all physics related words :p)
I am going to start of with a word which I saw in Blueangelâs blog (sorry bluey for stealing it). Thatâs right the word is Calorie or more precisely Kilocalorie.
I believe this definition is easiest to comprehend.
Here is the definition given in Blueangelâs blog
Monad - Monad, Latin for unit, is a technique from category theory which has been adopted as a way of dealing with state in functional programming languages, which make use of monads to structure programs which include operations that must be executed in a specific order.
**Nuclear fusion **is a nuclear reaction in which two light nuclei (such as hydrogen) combine to form a heavier nuclei (such as helium). The process releases excess binding energy from the reaction, based upon the binding energies of the atoms involved in the process.
Gonad: A reproductive gland (ovary or testis) that produces germ cells (gametes).
In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be âindifferentâ before it differentiates into a definitive testis or ovary.
An indifferent gonad becomes a testis if the embryo has a Y chromosome, but if the embryo has no Y chromosome, the indifferent gonad becomes an ovary. Thus, an XY chromosome complement leads to testes while an XX chromosome complement leads to ovaries.
There are people with just one X chromosome and no Y. They are girls with Turner syndrome who are infertile. The absence of a Y chromosome permits the indifferent gonad to become an ovary. However, two X chromosomes are needed for the ovary to function normally.
Golgi Apparatus** = is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. it was identified in 1897 by the Italian physician, Camillo Golgi, after whom the Golgi Apparatus is named.****[SUP]](Golgi apparatus - Wikipedia)[/SUP]**
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It always gives me the feeling that iâm reading about an appratus in a chemistry laboratory! :D**
In relational database design, the process of organizing data to minimize redundancy. Normalization usually involves dividing a database into two or more tables and defining relationships between the tables. The objective is to isolate data so that additions, deletions, and modifications of a field can be made in just one table and then propagated through the rest of the database via the defined relationships.There are three main normal forms, each with increasing levels of normalization (1NF, 2NF, 3NF).
Since we all come from different areas of expertise lets share our favourite/ or even least favourite 
science related word(s) and give its definition.
I gave you credit.
= is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. it was identified in 1897 by the Italian physician, Camillo Golgi, after whom the Golgi Apparatus is named.****[SUP]](