the general schedule the general schedule gs is the predominant pay scale for federal employees especially employees in professional technical administrative or clerical positions the system consists of 15 grades from gs 1 the lowest level to gs 15 the highest level there are also 10 steps within each grade
chromophore(Noun) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. chromophore(Noun) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located.
trochophore. (invertebrate zoology). A generalized but distinct free-swimming larva found in several invertebrate groups, having a pear-shaped form with an external circlet of cilia, apical ciliary tufts, a complete functional digestive tract, and paired nephridia with excretory tubules. Also known as trochosphere.longside the intestine is a pair of primary mesodermal cells (mesoblasts), which produce a pair of mesodermal bands by repeated division. As a result of further development the trochophore acquires bristles, and its mesodermal bands become segmented, forming a series of paired coelomic sacs.