Category: L

Pollution of the land with chemicals and other physical materials may result from erosion, agricultural manure, chemicals from industry and other sources, dumps, junk yards, septic systems, incineration residue, and radioactive waste.  

A college established to carry out the intent of the Morrill Act of 1862, which provided public lands to states for the establishment of colleges focusing on the practical arts and agriculture, and mechanical arts.  

Greatly enlarged chromosomes in the oocytes of amphibians have a main axis and side loops, which is how its name is derived.  

The surgical removal of a portion of a vertebra. A surgical operation to cut through the lamina of a vertebra in the spine to get to the spinal cord. Surgical procedure in which the bony arches (laminae) of one or more vertebrae are chipped or removed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord, to remove…

In botany, layers of protoplasmic membranes observed in the protoplast, particularly in and between the grana of the chloroplasts.  

Gradual reduction of the dosage of opium with increased dosage of codeine. Codeine dosage is continued for 7-10 days following complete withdrawal form opium.  

A method of muscle relaxation by mothers in childbirth.  

A theory concerning the environmental origin of adaptive variation. Theory of evolution, postulated by Jean Baptiste Lamarck in the 19th century, that holds that adaptations to environmental conditions lead to structural changes in organisms, through the increased use or disuse of certain parts, and that these acquired characteristics are then transmitted to the offspring.  

A doctrine that government should not interfere with business or personal activities.