| rutherfordium |
a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
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| rut |
A depression in access roads made by continuous passage of logging vehicles.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/MMGI/Chapter3/ch3-3.html
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| rut |
is a general term that refers to the breeding period of mammals, especially the deer, elk and moose. During the rut, males exhibit specific behaviors to establish harems or to attract females to mate with.
Ãâó: imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
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| rutherford |
(1871-1937) NZ scientist. Split the atom in 1918. Although a physicist he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1908. When asked how he came into physics, he replied "When I was a little boy in my native New Zealand I was charged with the tending of sheep and one day when things were quiet I picked up a stick and put it into a pond of water, and it was bent - and when I pulled it out it was straight - and when I put it into the water again it was bent again! ...
Ãâó: www.embassy.org.nz/encycl/r5encyc.htm
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| rut |
a period of sexual excitement of male deer and other animals, corresponding to the period of estrus in the female.
Ãâó: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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