Términos

Estructuras de techo cornisa en capas que tienen una forma piramidal al levantarse de una base cuadrada.

The Phanerozoic is the current eon in the geologic time scale. It extends from approximately 542 million years ago until the present and is marked by the rapid expansion and evolution of life forms allowed by the development of plants carrying out photosynthesis, thus releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. It contains the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.

Associations of persons carrying on commercial enterprises focused on the discovery, development, and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, which are medicinal drugs.

Places where medicines may be prepared on-site, dispensed, and or sold. Pharmacies are often sited within modern drugstores that sell a variety of products, though they may also exist outside of this context.

A species of bird in the Trogon family that lives in the lush vegetation of rainforest zones of Central America. They prefer to carve their nests from decaying trees or stumps. They are vibrantly colored and the males exhibit iridescent tail plumes that can be three feet long during mating season. These plumes were prized by Maya and Aztec cultures, as the resplendant quetzal was closely associated with the deity Quetzalcoatl. This species is the national symbol of Guatemala.

Family containing one living species, the koala, and up to 13 extinct species.

Genus containing one living species, the koala, and two known extinct species.

Members of a species of small, stout, arboreal marsupial mammal of Australia that feeds on the leaves of certain eucalyptus.

Substances which absorb or release large amounts of so-called ‘latent’ heat when they go through a change in their physical state, i.e. from solid to liquid and vice versa.

Diagrams used to show conditions, of temperature and pressure, under which the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance can coexist in equilibrium.

Refers to a class of techniques used to generate selective, permeable membranes. These processes rely on the phase separation of polymer solutions producing porous polymer films.

Members of a large family containing 38 genera and around 138 species of jungle fowl (from which the domestic chicken is descended), partridge, peacock, pheasant, and quail. Grouse are also sometimes classified as a subfamily of this family rather than a separate family. Some classifications assign the turkey to Phasianidae, whereas several others place it in the family Meleagrididae.