Extraterrestrial life forms are referred to as aliens. It is widely believed that silicon and ammonia could provide a basis for extraterrestrial life. Silicon-based Life: Many scientists do not accept the argument of silicon-based life.Both carbon and silicon form long chains of polymers.Carbon can form methane whereas silicon can form silane.mmonia-based Life: An ammonia solution could cause numerous chemical reactions and liquid ammonia is said to have chemical similarities with water. Ammonia not only dissolves organic molecules but also elemental metals.
Definition of 'reprimand'. reprimand (reprÉªmÉËnd , -mÃ¦nd) If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor. Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.
A reprimand is considered a slap on the wrist and can be given in private and even in a letter. Censure, on the other hand, is a form of public shaming in which the politician must stand before his peers to listen to the censure resolution as it is read out against him for all to hear. This is what Rangel had to endure on Thursday.