dermoid cyst
dermoid cyst (dermoid) (der-moid) n. a benign tumour (a type of teratoma) containing hair, hair follicles, and sebaceous glands, usually found at sites marking the fusion of developing sections of the body in the embryo. It is the most common benign ovarian tumour in girls and young women and may contain thyroid tissue.
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Pencils and managers.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Management; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...to manufacture pencils--indeed, given...information about pencil making, wiping out the pencil-making companies...intelligences, lacking pencils of their own...implicit in their pencils, evidence of...spurred later pencil engineers on to...
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Pencils Still #1 Power Tool in American Classrooms
PR Newswire; 4/28/1997; 700+ words
; ...will teach students about cedar pencils and celebrate this wonderful writing...instrument, the Incense-cedar wood pencil. Previous winners included a Cedar Pencil Olympics; a book about cedar pencils; a cedar pencil "hospital," and other imaginative...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Pencils still have write stuff in era of laptops, Blackberrys; Staying power seems remarkable
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 8/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the little wooden pencil - like the ones George...remarkable. Not only are pencils still used in classes...necessary. Demand for pencils is strong, he said...interested in more modern pencil options, not just...simple yellow wooden pencil. More children are opting for mechanical ...
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Certified Pencils are the 'Write' Choice; Make Safety the First Priority When Selecting Pencils
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 11/1/2006; 651 words
; ...proud to sponsor the Pencil Makers Association...that make up your pencils are all at non...can be assured the pencils they use, buy and...toxic by buying from pencil manufacturers who...assured that the pencils they use are safe...toxic by buying from pencil manufacturers who...
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 "News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL)")
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Pencil takes rightful place on tree of thanks
Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 11/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...about a brand new pencil. Nothing else...precision. I like pencils for their fine...I snatched my pencil back. I am always running out of pencils. They never last...was a serious pencil habit. More than 2 billion pencils are used in the...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Pencil Costs Eat into Profits for Pennsylvania Golf Courses.
Newspaper article from: Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 8/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...Universal Pen & Pencil Co. Inc., Spring...makes only regular pencils. Glantz found it...for more expensive pencils with erasers have...six remaining golf pencil manufacturers in...an average of one pencil each per round...people also collect pencils as mementos. The...
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Pencils.(LIFE - CYCLE STUDIES)
Magazine article from: World Watch; 9/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...1858 invention of pencils with attached erasers...carelessness. But the pencil prevailed and is...mostly import their pencils from the world's largest pencil manufacturers in...removed to become pencils, about 2,500 per tree. Pencil manufacturing became...
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Pencils or pens? Pencils get the vote. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/13/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Every year, pencil factories make 10 billion pencils. So how come...royalty in China. Pencil makers in Europe...to think their pencils were good, so...1861. PENS OR PENCILS _ WHICH ARE BETTER FOR THE EARTH? A pencil can draw a line...
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Pencils have drawn-out history
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 2/20/2005; 588 words
; ...Though our modern pencils have no lead in...them as a lead pencil. In the middle...Thus the wooden pencil came into being. Most pencils in America were...The hardness of a pencil can be controlled...graphite to clay, pencils can be hard or...
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Pencils have become rare artifacts on Boston College campus
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/6/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...your number-two pencils, class." These...gone by, when the pencil was the writing...of his designs in pencil. If pencils were good enough...colors and more. The pencil companies underestimate...people have for the pencils of yore: when lead...
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Pencil
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...the conventional wood pencil, a number of other pencils are widely used. In...1880s, the search for a pencil that didn't require...propelling, or repeating pencil. These instruments...found in wood cased pencils. The lead, lodged...
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SIC 3952 Lead Pencils, Crayons and Artists' Materials
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...manufacturing lead pencils, pencil leads, and crayons...the media blamed the pencil "lead." Even though pencils were made with graphite...WIMA represents pencil manufacturers and...markers, mechanical pencils, and pens. By January...
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pencil
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...x2018;lead’ pencil came into use because...reference to a wooden pencil dates from the 1560s...the problem of making pencils when France—...sometimes termed “pencils”; but the use of the word “pencil” instead of...
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SIC 3951 Pens, Mechanical Pencils and Parts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3951PENS, MECHANICAL PENCILS AND PARTS This industry contains...refill cartridges, mechanical pencils, fine and broad tipped markers...339941 (Pen and Mechanical Pencil Manufacturing) Industry Snapshot...ball pens, and mechanical pencils represent about the same market...
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pencil cedar
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
pencil cedar See JUNIPERUS .
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