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stinkhorn stinkhorn
stinkhorn The common name for the fungal fruit body in some members of the Phallales. The common stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus, has a white, spongy, hollow stem 10–20 cm tall. The cap is initially covered with an olive-brown slime containing the spores, but the slime is eventually removed by... Read more
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flying lemur flying lemur
flying lemur gliding mammal native to the tropical lowland forests of S Asia, Malaya, and the Philippines. Also called the colugo, the flying lemur is brownish or grayish above and paler below. It ranges in length from 14 to 17 in. (36-43 cm), plus a 12-in. (30-cm) tail. A membrane stretching from... Read more
Ivan Pavlov Ivan Pavlov
Pavlov, Ivan 1849-1936 PAVLOV’S LIFE PAVLOV’S WORK BIBLIOGRAPHY Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, a Russian physiologist, received a Nobel Prize for his experimental studies of the interactions of gastrointestinal secretions with the activities of the pancreas and.... Read more
aging aging
aging in biology, cumulative changes in an organism, organ, tissue, or cell leading to a decrease in functional capacity. In humans, aging is associated with degenerative changes in the skin, bones, heart, blood vessels, lungs, nerves, and other organs and tissues. The branch of medicine that deals... Read more
Spices Spices
spice aromatic vegetable product used as a flavoring or condiment. The term was formerly applied also to pungent or aromatic foods (e.g., gingerbread and currants), to ingredients of incense or perfume (e.g., myrrh), and to embalming agents. Modern usage tends to limit the term to flavorings used... Read more
fruit fly fruit fly
fruit fly common name for any of the flies of the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae. All fruit flies are very small insects that lay their eggs in various plant tissues. The Tephritidae contains about 1,200 species characterized by wide heads, black or steely green or blue bodies,... Read more
Chemoreception Chemoreception
CHEMORECEPTION CONCEPT Chemoreception is a physiological process whereby organisms respond to chemical stimuli. Humans and most higher animals have two principal classes of chemoreceptors: taste (gustatory receptors), and smell (olfactory receptors). Though our sense of smell assists us in... Read more
pepper dulse pepper dulse
pepper dulse The common name for the red seaweed Laurencia pinnatifida (family Rhodomelaceae, order Ceramiales). The seaweed is variable in form and colour. When growing in bright sunlight on the upper shore, it usually grows in short, dense tufts and is yellowish-green in colour; but when growing... Read more
Stinkpot Stinkpot
stinkpot, a favourite weapon of the Chinese. It was an earthenware pot, part filled with sulphur, black powder, nails, and shot, while the other part was filled with noxious materials designed to emit a highly unpleasant and suffocating smell when ignited. Several of these bombs were wrapped in... Read more

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