degenerate behaviour

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• Degenerate matter — is matter that has such extraordinarily high density that the dominant contribution to its pressure is attributable to the Pauli exclusion principle.[1] The pressure maintained by a body of degenerate matter is called the degeneracy pressure, and …   Wikipedia

• degenerate — degenerates, degenerating, degenerated (The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪʤe̱nəreɪt[/t]]. The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]dɪʤe̱nərət[/t]].) 1) VERB If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way …   English dictionary

• degenerate — 1 verb (I) to become worse (+ into): The debate soon degenerated into petty squabbling. degeneration noun (U) 2 adjective 1 formal having become worse in character or quality than before: the last degenerate member of a noble family 2 having very …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• degenerate — I UK [dɪˈdʒenəreɪt] / US [dɪˈdʒenəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms degenerate : present tense I/you/we/they degenerate he/she/it degenerates present participle degenerating past tense degenerated past participle degenerated to become worse… …   English dictionary

• degenerate — de|gen|e|rate1 [dıˈdʒenəreıt] v to become worse degenerate into ▪ The conference degenerated into a complete fiasco. >degeneration [dıˌdʒenəˈreıʃən][i] n [U] degenerate 2 de|gen|e|rate2 [dıˈdʒenərıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin:… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• degenerate gas — ▪ physics       in physics, a particular configuration, usually reached at high densities, of a gas composed of subatomic particles with half integral intrinsic angular momentum (spin). Such particles are called fermions (fermion), because their… …   Universalium

• sexual behaviour, human — Introduction       any activity solitary, between two persons, or in a group that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual behaviour: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring… …   Universalium

• neoconservatism — neoconservative, n., adj. /nee oh keuhn serr veuh tiz euhm/, n. moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists. [1960 65; NEO + CONSERVATISM] * * * ▪ political philosophy Introduction       variant of the… …   Universalium

• cephalopod — /sef euh leuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. adj. 2. Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous /sef euh lop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to… …   Universalium

• Magnetochemistry — is concerned with the magnetic properties of chemical compounds. Magnetic properties arise from the spin and orbital angular momentum of the electrons contained in a compound. Compounds are diamagnetic when they contain no unpaired electrons.… …   Wikipedia

• chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction       any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another …   Universalium