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neuron
neuron specialized cell in animals that, as a unit of the nervous system , carries information by receiving and transmitting electrical impulses.
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Ajmer
Ajmer , former state, NW India. Now part of Rajasthan state, it formerly consisted of two detached areas surrounded by Rajasthan and was identical with the former British province of Ajmer-Merwara. The city of Ajmer (1991 pop. 402,700), the former capital and now a district administrative center, ...
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viaticum
viaticum [Lat.,=provision for a journey], in the Roman Catholic Church, Communion given to the dying by a priest. Catholics are obliged to receive the viaticum if they are able and to procure it for others. The dying person is usually confessed before receiving the viaticum but need not be fasting....
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static
static term formerly use to describe electrical noise in radio reception, especially noise that originates outside a transmitter and receiver, e.g., in the atmosphere or in man-made devices. In general, a frequency modulation (FM) radio receiver is less susceptible to such noise than one using ...
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Nanchang
Nanchang , city (1994 est. pop. 1,168,700), capital of Jiangxi prov., China, on the Gan River, near the southern end of Poyang Lake. A major transportation center, it has a port, rail links to Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Hunan, and an airport. It is a large economic and industrial center with machine sh...
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Charon
Charon in Greek mythology, an old man who ferried the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades; he received a fee of one obol for each soul....
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Odin
Odin Principal god in Norse mythology. Identified with the Teutonic god Woden, he is considered to be the god of wisdom, culture, war and death. He lived with the Valkyries in Valhalla, where he received the souls of dead warriors....
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prodigal son
prodigal son in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome.
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vagina
vagina
is the Latin word for ‘sheath’, which makes an interesting comparison with the alternative word for a condom. From this same root, the term ‘invaginated’ means ensheathed, or turned in on itself, like the finger of an empty glove introverte...
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Struve
Struve , family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793-1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817-39) of Dorpat Observatory he wrote Stellarum Duplicum et Multiplicum (1837), which proved that double stars are not exceptional and that star systems...
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