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Geometric figures
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Momus
Momus , figure in Greek mythology. He was the personification of censure and mockery.... Read more |
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red-figure vase painting
red-figure vase painting. One of the two major divisions of Greek vase painting, the other being Black-figure. In the red-figure technique, the background was painted black, leaving the figures in the unpainted red colour of the pottery. Details of the figure could thus be added with a brush rather... Read more |
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nightshade
nightshade common name for the Solanaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and a few trees of warm regions, chiefly tropical America. Many are climbing or creeping types, and rank-smelling foliage is typical of many species. The odor is due to the presence of various alkaloids (including scopolamine , ... Read more |
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topology
topology branch of mathematics , formerly known as analysis situs, that studies patterns of geometric figures involving position and relative position without regard to size. Topology is sometimes referred to popularly as "rubber-sheet geometry" because a figure can be changed to that of an... Read more |
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Harvey Washington Wiley
Harvey Washington Wiley 1844-1930, American chemist, b. Kent, Ind., grad. Hanover College (B.A., 1867), M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1871. After serving (1874-83) as state chemist of Indiana, he was chief chemist of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (1883-1912) and professor of agricultural chemistry... Read more |
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Daniel
Daniel in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel . 2 See Chileab . 3 Sealer of the covenant.... Read more |
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figure
figure in music, short melodic or rhythmic pattern, the smallest grouping of notes that will produce a single distinct impression. In this sense figure is synonymous with motive . In music before the 18th cent., a figure had an additional meaning of symbolic significance; it was an illustration in... Read more |
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Sihon
Sihon , in the Bible, king of the Amorites, who attacked Israel. He became a figure for the mighty fallen.... Read more |
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Ezra (Bible priest)
Ezra in the Bible. 1 Central figure of the book of Ezra . 2 Priest who returned with Zerubbabel.... Read more |
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Okay, one more time. Run into wall. Go boom!(Back Blast & other hot gases)
...can die from alcohol poisoning, can't they? Sure...poor Robert couldn't figure it out. How could they...including Fred. His phony explosive didn't go...Then he added green food coloring to the bath...Victorville, Calif., figure the two ... |
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At impasse, legislators go on break; Bickering between DFLers and Republicans...
...House GOP contends that figure is too low. House Republicans...willing to reduce that figure to $629 million. And...quit playing with the phony numbers," Moe said...here. We don't need food poisoning," said Sen. Dean Johnson... |
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Okay, One More Time. Run Into Wall. Go Boom!
...people can the from alcohol poisoning, can't they? Sure! So he...bank, including Fred. His phony explosive didn't go off...No luck. Then he added green food coloring to the bath, to try...Police in Victorville, Calif., figure the two suspects in an ... |
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CLEAN SOLUTION PAM YOUNG AND PEGGY JONES, SELF-CONFESSED REFORMED SLOBS,...
...that of the woman who nearly died of food poisoning after eating salad dressing that...begin with. Neither sister could figure out what had gotten into him. Finally...preview of their latest book, "The Phony Gourmet." For this one, The SLOB... |