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euchromatin
the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing -
heat of condensation
the heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses to a liquid: equal to the heat of vaporization. -
mitosis
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell. -
radiation fog
fog produced by the nocturnal cooling of the surface boundary layer to a temperature at which its content of water vapor condenses. -
steam
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. -
steam point
the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.