Sunday, February 7, 2010

Epistolary

The kind of novel written as a series of documents such as letters, diary entries, newspaper clippings, etc.:

Epistolary Novel

The Power of Sympathy

The book widely considered to be the first American novel:

The Power of Sympathy
The Power of Sympathy or The Triumph of Nature is an eighteenth century American sentimental novel (1789) written in epistolary form by William Hill Brown.

Soviet Union

The first country to send a man into space:

Soviet Union

Catalyst

A substance which speeds up a chemical reaction without itself getting affected is known as a:

Catalyst

Friday, February 5, 2010

Reaganomics

The economic policies promoted by the US President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s:

Reaganomics

Pollen

The fine powderlike material that is produced by the anthers of seed plants:

Pollen

Dormouse

Any of numerous small Old World rodents that are intermediate in form and behavior between mice and squirrels:

Dormouse

Bond Groups

Scientists call groups of elephant families:

Bond Groups
Bond groups belong, in turn, to even larger groups, called clans.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Pluto

The planet taking 248 years to travel around the sun:

Pluto

Iron

The 'black' metal gave blacksmiths their name:

Iron