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@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ Locktime::
 mempool::
     The bitcoin Mempool (memory pool) is a collection of all transaction data in a block that have been verified by bitcoin nodes, but are not yet confirmed.
 
-Merkle Root::
+merkle root::
     The root node of a merkle tree, a descendant of all the hashed pairs in the tree. Block headers must include a valid merkle root descended from all transactions in that block.
 
-Merkle Tree::
+merkle tree::
     A tree constructed by hashing paired data (the leaves), then pairing and hashing the results until a single hash remains, the merkle root. In Bitcoin, the leaves are almost always transactions from a single block.
 
 miner::