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Mist: A collection of microscopic water droplets suspended in the atmosphere. It does not reduce visibility as much as fog and is often confused with drizzle.

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Oil Mist Lubrication-Dry Sump: A method for lubricating anti-friction bearings which utilizes oil dispersed on an air stream. The mist is exhausted from the bearing housing so as not to permit oil to accumulate.

Biochemistry: Chemical processes associated with living things.

Chemistry: The study of matter and its transformations. See What is chemistry? For other definitions.

Medicinal Chemistry: A branch of chemistry concerned with the discovery, design, synthesis, and investigation of biologically active compounds and reactions that these compounds undergo in living things.

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Computational Chemistry: A branch of chemistry concerned with the prediction or simulation of chemical properties, structures, or processes using numerical techniques.