Definition that contains postulated
- scenario a postulated sequence of possible events
- wimp a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
- inflation (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- franck United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964)
- receptor a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- hertz German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
- engram a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
- weakly interacting massive particle a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
- alpha-adrenergic receptor receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
- gustav ludwig hertz German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)