SUBSHELL

Etymology

Noun

subshell (plural subshells)

(chemistry, physics) Atomic orbitals for which the values of the n and l quantum numbers are the same, such as the three 2p or five 3d atomic orbitals.

(computing) A child process launched by a shell.

Anagrams

• Bushells

Source: Wiktionary



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BEAR

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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