ChemistryOxidation Oxidation is any chemical reaction that involves the moving of electrons. It is the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized. Specifically, it means…
Geographic MineralsEuclase Definition – Euclase is a beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral (BeAlSiO4(OH)), that crystallizes in the monoclinic system and is typically massive to fibrous as well…
AccountingMethods of Keeping Joint Venture Account Methods of Keeping Joint Venture Account A Joint Venture is a temporary form of business, where two or more persons join together to meet the…
FinanceCash on Delivery (COD) C.O.D – the abbreviation stands for cash on delivery. It is a type of transaction in which the recipient makes the payment for a good…
BiologyReverse Osmosis and its Applications Reverse Osmosis is how you can get small particles out of the water, even in solution, by forcing it through a filter (a membrane). It…
Geographic MineralsMarcasite: Properties and Occurrences The mineral marcasite sometimes called “white iron pyrite”, is iron sulfide (FeS2) with an orthorhombic crystal structure. It is a yellow to silvery-yellow iron sulfide…
Geographic MineralsAnhydrite Definition – Anhydrite, or anhydrous calcium sulfate, is an evaporite mineral with the chemical formula CaSO4, that occurs in extensive layered deposits in sedimentary basins…
FinanceCapitalization Capitalization It is the act of converting revenue into capital. It is the recordation of a cost as an asset, rather than an expense. It…
BiologyBiomass in Ecology Biomass is a basic term in ecology, and in the energy production industry. In ecology, it refers to the cumulation of living matter. Organic waste…
BiologyOsmosis Osmosis is the movement of water or other solvents through a plasma membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high…
Geographic MineralsScapolite Definition – Scapolite (Gr. σκάπος, rod, and λίθος, stone) any of a group of feldspathoid minerals found in calcium-rich metamorphic rocks, particularly marble, gneiss, granulite,…
AccountingCo-ventures Account Co-ventures Account Like the capital accounts in partnership, the co-venture account is opened in a joint venture. Co-venture is a business project or enterprise undertaken…