An empirical rule for predicting the favoured alkene product(s) in elimination reactions. The alkene formed in greatest amount is the one that corresponds to removal of the hydrogen from the β-carbon having the fewest hydrogen substituents.

present participle of bend the rules

simple past tense and past participle of bend the rules

To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend the rules

The rule that social parasites generally tend to be parasites of species or genera to which they are closely related.

plural of transformational rule

plural of ruling class

(sociology) The social class of a given society that controls that society's political agenda, whether as formal aristocracy or party leadership or as an informal unit within democracies.

(zoology) A rule stating that, within a species of endotherms, more heavily pigmented forms tend to be found in more humid environments.