Grignard Reagent
Grignard reagent or Grignard compound is a class of chemical compounds with the general formula R−Mg−X, where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, normally an alkyl …
Frenkel Defect
The Frenkel defect, also known as the Frenkel pair was named after the Russian physicist Yakov Frenkel, who first described it in 1926. Frenkel discovered this while studying the electrical …
Schottky Defect
The Schottky defect is a type of point defect that can occur in crystalline solids. It is named after the German physicist Walter H. Schottky, who first described this phenomenon …
Function Rule
Function rules are an essential part of mathematics that provide a way to model the relationship between variables. A function rule takes an input value and assigns to it exactly …
Golgi Apparatus
Golgi-apparatus or Golgi complex or Golgi body is a system of stacks of flattened, membrane-bound sacs, vesicles, and tubules that participate in the transformation, secretion, and production of complex biochemicals. …
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a continuous and complex system of interconnected flattened membranous sacs and tubules that runs through the cytoplasm. It divides the cytoplasm into two compartments- luminal (inside …
Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm is jelly-like semi-fluid, containing the cytoplasmic matrix, cell organelles, and cell inclusions. The cytoplasmic matrix (the cytosol) is a crystal-colloidal complex comprising 90% water. Matrix contains various biomolecules, …
Trapezoidal Rule
“Trapezoidal Rule” is one of the important integration rules in Calculus. In the Trapezoidal rule, the area under the curve is evaluated as trapeziums, as the total area is divided …
Ribosomes
Ribosomes are giant macromolecule in the cytoplasm which are responsible for protein synthesis. They are not bound by a membrane. They have a length of 200-340 A, a diameter of …
Lysosomes
Lysosomes are organelles enclosed by a single impermeable membrane and contain hydrolytic (digestive) enzymes in the form of granules which can be crystalline or semicrystalline. They contain hydrolytic enzymes like …