Cleavage
Cleavage, tendency of a crystalline substance to split into fragments bounded by plane surfaces.…
Intelligent design
Intelligent design (ID), argument intended to demonstrate that living organisms were created…
Intermetallic compound
Intermetallic compound, any of a class of substances composed of definite proportions…
Silicon carbide
Silicon carbide, exceedingly hard, synthetically produced crystalline compound of silicon and carbon. Its chemical formula is SiC.…
Ductility
Ductility, Capacity of a material to deform permanently (e.g., stretch, bend, or…
Phosphorus
Phosphorus (P), nonmetallic chemical element of the nitrogen family (Group 15 of the periodic table) that at…
The Metal
Hot metal (blast-furnace iron) Most blast furnaces are linked to a basic oxygen steel plant,…
Coal gasification
Coal gasification, any process of converting coal into gas for use in illuminating and heating. The…


