IGCSE Glossary
There are 2 entries in this glossary.Glossaries
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| Lithosphere |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
Glossaries Description -
A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater. The crust and upper mantle are distinguished on the basis of chemistry and mineralogy.
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| Louis Pasteur |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
Glossaries Description -
Louis Pasteur; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine.
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