| saltation |
The bouncing or 'leaping' movement of sand grains caused by the wind.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/grsa/resources/curriculum/glossary.htm
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| saltpeter |
(also saltpetre) ?a potassium nitrate compound converted from calcium nitrates often found in dry caves and used in making gunpowder.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/maca/learnhome/glossary.htm
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| salt |
A substance other than water resulting from the reaction between an acid and a base.
Ãâó: www.deh.gov.au/settlements/industry/finance/glossa...
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| saltatorial |
Locomotion involving quadrupedal jumping (eg snowshoe hare) Table of locomotor strategies
Ãâó: www.uoguelph.ca/~mammals/Mammalogy_2005_glossary.h...
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| saltatory |
The type of conduction along a myelinated axon where the leading edge of the action potential 'jumps' from node to node, increasing the speed of axonal conduction.
Ãâó: www.ualberta.ca/~neuro/OnlineIntro/glossary.htm
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