deposited matter

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• matter — 01. Shrimp and crabs are scavengers that feed on decaying [matter] found on the ocean floor. 02. All [matter] in the universe is composed of atoms. 03. Unidentified [matter] in hamburger meat has made a number of people sick at a local restaurant …   Grammatical examples in English

• Cryogenic Dark Matter Search — The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) is a series of experiments designed to directly detect particle dark matter in the form of WIMPs. Using an array of semiconductor detectors at millikelvin temperatures, CDMS has set the most sensitive… …   Wikipedia

• PICASSO (dark matter) — The PICASSO (Project in CAnada to Search for Supersymmetric Objects) experiment is a direct dark matter search experiment that is located at SNOLAB in Canada. It is an international collaboration with members from the Université de Montréal,… …   Wikipedia

• mail matter — Letters, packets, etc. deposited or received for transmission by government post to the person or persons to whom they are addressed, in accordance with the postal regulations. 41 Am J1st PO§48. See mailability; mailable matter …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Deposition — Dep o*si tion, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F. d[ e]position. See {Deposit}.] 1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation. [1913 Webster] The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. H.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fur — furless, adj. /ferr/, n., adj., v., furred, furring. n. 1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. 2. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making… …   Universalium

• fur — [[t]fɜr[/t]] n. adj. v. furred, fur•ring 1) zool. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal 2) clo the skin of certain animals, as minks or beavers, covered with this, used for garments, trimmings, etc 3) clo a garment made of fur …   From formal English to slang

• fur — I. /fɜ / (say fer) noun 1. the skin of certain animals (as the cat, rabbit, seal, mink, etc.), covered with a fine, soft, thick, hairy coating. 2. the cured and treated skin of certain of these animals used for lining or trimming garments or for… …  

• radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium