(from the article "crystallite") There are several varieties of crystallites, and names have been assigned to indicate their particular shapes. Globulites, for example, are oval or spherical; scopulites may be feathery or flowerlike. The ...
(from the article "digestive system disease") ...however, may be felt to be in the throat or upper sternum when the obstruction or disease is in fact at the lower end of the esophagus. The sensation of ...
(from the article "nervous system, human") ...hemispheres, large gray masses of nerve cells, called nuclei, form components of the basal ganglia. Four basal ganglia can be distinguished: (1) the caudate nucleus, (2) the putamen, (3) the ...
(from the article "bivalve") In the freshwater Unionidae the released larva, called a glochidium, often has sharp spines projecting inward from each valve. The larva attaches to either the gills or fins of passing ...
(German: "set of bells"), percussion instrument, originally a set of graduated bells, later a set of tuned steel bars (i.e., a metallophone) struck with wood, ebonite, or, sometimes, metal hammers. ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Hegelianism") ...interpreting Hegel existentially. Further, the German philosopher Richard Kroner studied the development from Kant to Hegel integrating it with the contributions of early Romanticism. And Hermann Glockner, a Bavarian aesthetic ...
genus in the order Chroococcales, phylum Cyanophyta (blue-green algae), with either single or clustered cells enclosed in concentric layers of mucilage. Largely terrestrial, they are found on rocks or moist ...
(from the article "fungus") ...lichen; spores range in colour from white to pink; hyphae clamped; example genera include Corticium, Vuilleminia, and Punctularia. Saprobic; ...
(from the article "wine") ...with citrus fruit, and served chilled. Mulled wine is usually made with red wine diluted with water, sweetened with sugar, flavoured with such spices as cloves and cinnamon, and served ...
city, Dolnoslaskie wojewodztwo (province), southwestern Poland. Located on the Oder River in the Srodkowopolski Lowlands, it received its town rights in 1253. During World War II Glogow ...
oceanographic drilling and coring vessel, active from 1968 to 1983. The exploratory ship of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (later the Ocean Drilling Project; ODP), it was equipped with a ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "fungus") ...mycorrhizal; forms complexes of spores; example genera include Acaulospora, Diversispora, and Pacispora. Arbuscular mycorrhizal; forms single spores, loose clusters of spores, or compact sporocarps (fruiting bodies); example genus is...
(from the article "igneous rock") ...or glass. Quite commonly in many volcanic rocks, phenocrysts are aggregated. When this is observed, the term glomeroporphyritic is used to describe the texture, and the aggregate is referred to ...
(from the article "fungus") ...the cells of roots of plants and trees (arbuscular mycorrhizal associations); coenocytic hyphae; reproduces asexually; cell walls composed primarily of chitin.Arbuscular mycorrhizal; single or clustered spores; contains four orders.
(from the article "fungus") ...and protists; unicellular; highly reduced mitochondria; phylum not subdivided due to lack of well-defined phylogenetic relationships within the group.Forms obligate, mutualistic, symbiotic relationships in which hyphae penetrate into the ...
(from the article "igneous rock") ...as phenocrysts, set in a groundmass or matrix of much finer-grained crystalline material or glass. Quite commonly in many volcanic rocks, phenocrysts are aggregated. When this is observed, the term ...
(from the article "renal system") ...renal biopsy is valuable in detecting pathological changes that affect the kidneys. In both clinical and experimental studies one of the most fundamental measures of renal function is that of ...
(from the article "renal system") The importance of these various vascular factors lies in the fact that the basic process occurring in the glomerulus is one of filtration, the energy for which is furnished by ...
(from the article "renal system") ...into a double-walled cuplike structure at one end. This structure, called the renal corpuscular capsule, or Bowman's capsule, encloses a cluster of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) called the glomerulus. The ...
river, eastern Norway. Rising in a series of small lakes and streams that drain into Aursunden (lake) about 80 miles (130 km) southeast of Trondheim, near the Swedish-Norwegian border, the ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "space exploration") ...not provide highly accurate information and were unwieldy to use. The two countries then developed second-generation products-the U.S. Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Soviet Global Navigation Satellite System ...
(from the article "undersea exploration") Acoustic techniques have reached a high level of sophistication for geological and geophysical studies. Such multifrequency techniques as those that employ Seabeam and Gloria (Geological Long-Range Inclined Asdic) permit mapping ...
(from the article "Gregorian chant") ...those texts that remain the same for each mass. The chant of the Kyrie ranges from neumatic (patterns of one to four notes per syllable) to melismatic (unlimited notes per ...
genus of tuberous-rooted plants of the family Colchicaceae, native to tropical Africa and Asia. There are about six species, from about 1 to 2.4 m (3 to 8 feet) tall. ...
in English history, the events of 1688-89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of ... [15 Related Articles]
(from the article "Myrtales") Melastomataceae contains Tibouchina organensis (glory bush), with its striking purple to violet flowers and purple anthers, often cultivated outdoors in the southeastern United States and elsewhere in the warm tropics. ...
(from the article "Clianthus") genus of flowering shrubs of the pea family (Fabaceae). Its two species, C. puniceus and C. formosus, are native to New Zealand and Australia, respectively. They grow to 1-2 m ...
the genus Clerodendrum (Clerodendron), consisting of about 400 herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees of the tropics, many of which are grown as garden plants. It belongs to the verbena family ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "tunnels and underground excavations") ...from other tunnels of the project and the use of a raise borer for starting the shafts. If very large shafts are involved, the raise borer is particularly useful in ...
(from the article "cone shell") The most valuable shell in the world-fewer than 100 specimens are known-is found on the glory-of-the-seas cone (C. gloriamaris) of the Philippines and Indonesia; 10 to 13 cm long, it ...
(from the article "Canadian literature") ...Page's later work increasingly reflected her interest in esoteric places, forms, and religions, from Sufism (Evening Dance of the Grey Flies, 1981) to the glosa, a Spanish ...
(from the article "Romance languages") From the 7th century onward, consciousness of linguistic change was strong enough to prompt scribes to gloss little-known words in earlier Latin texts with more familiar terms. Though the glosses ...
(from the article "papermaking") ...of paper. The broad term finish refers to the general surface characteristics of the sheet. Smoothness refers to the absence of surface irregularities under either visual or use conditions. Gloss ...
(from the article "dictionary") ...with information about them. The list may attempt to be a complete inventory of a language or may be only a small segment of it. A short list, sometimes at ...
system of linguistic analysis based on the distribution and interrelationship of glossemes, the smallest meaningful units of a language-e.g., a word, a stem, a grammatical element, a word order, or ...
(from the article "glossematics") system of linguistic analysis based on the distribution and interrelationship of glossemes, the smallest meaningful units of a language-e.g., a word, a stem, a grammatical element, a word order, or ...
(from the article "tsetse fly") ...may fly out a short distance into open grasslands when attracted by a host animal. The medically important species Glossina palpalis occurs primarily in dense streamside vegetation, while G.morsitans, ...
(from the article "tsetse fly") In general, tsetse flies occur in woodlands, though they may fly out a short distance into open grasslands when attracted by a host animal. The medically important species Glossina palpalis ...
inflammation of the tongue characterized by loss of the surface papillae, a condition that gives the affected area a smooth, red appearance. Glossitis may be the primary disease, or may ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Isidore of Sevilla, Saint") ...last of the Western Latin Fathers, archbishop, and encyclopaedist, whose Etymologies, an encyclopaedia of human and divine subjects, was one of the chief landmarks in glossography (the ...
British opera singer was a powerful onstage presence with a robust, well-placed voice that made him one of the leading interpreters of Giuseppe Verdi great baritone roles; in 1965 he ...
(from the article "nervous system, human") The intermediate nerve contains autonomic (parasympathetic) as well as general and special sensory fibres. Preganglionic autonomic fibres, classified as general visceral efferent, project from the superior salivatory nucleus in the ...
(from the article "nervous system, human") The ninth cranial nerve, which exits the skull through the jugular foramen, has both motor and sensory components. Cell bodies of motor neurons, located in the nucleus ambiguus in the ...
(from the article "neuralgia") Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a relatively rare disorder characterized by recurring severe pain in the pharynx, tonsils, back of the tongue, and middle ear. The onset of the disease usually occurs ...
(from the article "gymnosperm") ...of a fleshy receptacle and separated by interseminal scales; microsporangia compound and borne on fingerlike structures fused at the base.Permian; trees with tongue-shaped leaves with net venation; trunks with ...
genus of fossilized woody plants known from rocks that have been dated to the Permian and Triassic periods (roughly 300 to 200 million years ago), deposited on the southern supercontinent ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "Caprifoliaceae") ...Mexican abelia (Abelia floribunda) with bright-green, oval leaves and small clusters of fragrant, pinkish-purple, tubular flowers. It may reach 1.8 metres (6 feet) but usually is shorter. The glossy abelia ...
(from the article "owlet moth") ...feed at night on such plants as corn (maize), grasses, tomatoes, and beans, severing roots and stems near ground level. Larvae of other species may eat foliage or fruits, whereas ...
(from the article "ibis") The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) and its close relative the white-faced ibis (P. chihi) are small forms with dark reddish brown and glossy purplish plumage. As a group they are ...
(from the article "privet") ...common privet (L. vulgare), native to northeastern Europe and Great Britain and naturalized in northeastern North America, is widely used as a hedge plant. It reaches about 4.5 m (15 ...
(from the article "military aircraft") ...of 1937, but backing from industrialist Ernst Heinkel gave von Ohain the lead. The He 178, the first jet-powered aircraft, flew on Aug. 27, 1939, nearly two years before its ...
(from the article "aerospace engineering") ...He 178 that made the first jet flight on Aug. 27, 1939. Even though World War II accelerated the growth of the airplane, the jet aircraft was not introduced into ...
in phonetics, a momentary check on the airstream caused by closing the glottis (the space between the vocal cords) and thereby stopping the vibration of the vocal cords. Upon release, ... [2 Related Articles]
either the space between the vocal fold and arytenoid cartilage of one side of the larynx and those of the other side, or the structures that surround that space. See ... [7 Related Articles]
the study of the rate of change occurring in the vocabularies of languages for the purpose of calculating the length of time (time depth) during which two related languages have ... [2 Related Articles]
city (district), administrative and historic county of Gloucestershire, England, lying on the River Severn between the Cotswolds (to the east) and the northern part of the Forest of Dean. A ... [3 Related Articles]
county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the northwest (the Delaware River constituting the boundary), the Great Egg Harbor River to the east and southeast, and Oldmans Creek ...
city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on the southern shore of Cape Ann, facing Massachusetts Bay, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Boston. Gloucester Harbor was first ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "canals and inland waterways") ...Trent, opened up the Midlands, and provided water transport for exports to European markets. There followed the link between the Thames and the Bristol Channel provided by the Severn Canal ...
(from the article "metalwork") ...The most remarkable of the sanctuary rings, or knockers, that exist at Norwich and elsewhere is that on the north door of the nave of Durham cathedral, from the first ...
(from the article "Gloucester") ...(1189-99) of Richard I. A tanning industry later developed, bell founding was introduced in the 14th century, and the cloth trade flourished from the 12th to the 16th century. Although ...
(from the article "World War II") Continuing the approach to Rabaul, U.S. troops landed on December 15 at Arawe on the southwestern coast of New Britain, thereby distracting Japanese attention from Cape Gloucester, on the northwestern ...
(from the article "King Lear") The subplot concerns the Earl of Gloucester, who gullibly believes the lies of his conniving illegitimate son, Edmund, and spurns his honest son, Edgar. Driven into exile disguised as a ...
(from the article "Wales") ...creation by royal charters, out of parts of Gwynedd and Powys, of the lordships of Denbigh, Ruthin, Bromfield and Yale, and Chirk. In his relations with two of the major ...
Welsh nobleman whose belated support of King Henry III of England was a major factor in the collapse of the baronial rebellion led by Simon de Montfort. [1 Related Articles]
English nobleman who was the first notable patron of England's humanists. He became known as the "good Duke Humphrey," but many historians, pointing to his unprincipled and inept political dealings, ... [5 Related Articles]
(from the article "Henry VI, Part 1") Part 1 begins at the funeral of Henry V, as political factions are forming around the boy king, Henry VI. The chief rivalry is between Henry's uncle ...
the most powerful English noble of his time. He held estates in more than 20 English counties, including the lordship of Tewkesbury, wealthy manors in Gloucester, and the great marcher ...
(from the article "Henry VI, Part 3") ...and instead marries the widowed Elizabeth, Lady Grey. Margaret's triumph is short-lived, however, and the Lancastrians are defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Throughout this period of civil war, Richard, ...
(from the article "Edward I") ...vast developments and reorganization of the administrative machine that Burnell coordinated, they created a new era in English government. The quo warranto inquiry, begun in 1275, the statutes of Gloucester ...
administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It lies at the head of the River Severn estuary on the Welsh border. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover somewhat ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "baseball") Baseball was originally played bare-handed. Beginning in 1860, catchers, who attempt to catch every pitch not hit, became the first to adopt gloves. First basemen, who take many throws for ...
covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and thumb, sometimes extending over the wrist or part of the arm. Fingerless gloves, called mitts in colonial America, have ...
(from the article "Nagasaki") ...historic sites. The Sofuku-ji (Chinese Temple; 1629) is a fine example of Chinese Ming dynasty architecture, inhabited by Chinese Buddhist monks. A fine view of Nagasaki-ko is offered by the ...
(from the article "Canadian literature") ...professor, a child of Holocaust survivors. Daphne Marlatt radically revises family and colonial history, narrative, and sexuality in Ana Historic (1988) and Taken (1996). Douglas Glover's Rabelaisian Elle (2003) chronicles ...
(from the article "Marblehead") ...American warship, Hannah, was commissioned there on September 2, 1775, and the Marblehead schooner Lee captured the Nancy, a valuable British prize, in November 1775. General John Glover (1732-97) was ...
(from the article "ethics") ...presented surprisingly strong arguments to the effect that not only the embryo and the fetus but even the newborn infant has no right to life. This position was defended by ...
American dancer and choreographer who became known for his unique pounding style of tap dancing, called "hitting." He brought renewed interest in dance, particularly among youths and minorities. [2 Related Articles]
city, Fulton county, east-central New York, U.S. It is adjacent to Johnstown, on Cayadutta Creek, in the Mohawk River valley, 44 miles (71 km) northwest of Albany. Settled in the ...
(from the article "plasma") A practical application of plasma involves the glow discharge that occurs between two electrodes at pressures of one-thousandth of an atmosphere or thereabouts. Such glow discharges are responsible for the ...
(from the article "lamp") Glow lamps are very low-power electric discharge lamps, with large metal electrodes in an atmosphere of neon. The neon glows orange near the negative electrode, producing a dim light suitable ...
(from the article "tetra") The glowlight tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) is a hardy fish that grows up to 4.5 cm long and has a shining red stripe along each side of its body.
any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most fireflies. Principal types of glowworms are: (1) wingless adult ...
(Sinningia speciosa), perennial flowering plant of the family Gesneriaceae. Gloxinias are native to Brazil and are now widely cultivated as garden and house plants. They grow 15 to 30 cm ...
British army officer who in 1939-56 commanded the Arab Legion, an army of Arab tribesmen in Transjordan and its successor state, Jordan. [3 Related Articles]
a pancreatic hormone produced by cells in the islets of Langerhans. Glucagon, a protein of low molecular weight, strongly opposes the action of insulin; it raises the concentration of sugar ... [8 Related Articles]
(from the article "digestive system, human") Secreted by the L cells in response to the presence of carbohydrate and triglycerides in the small intestine, intestinal glucagon (enteroglucagon) modulates intestinal motility and has a strong trophic influence ...
(from the article "endocrine system, human") ...may also originate in the stomach and duodenum. Gastrinomas are associated with MEN1 in some patients. A very rare type of tumour of the endocrine pancreas is a glucagon-secreting tumour ...
Romanian-born American singer whose considerable repertoire, performance skills, and presence made her one of the most sought-after recital performers of her day.
German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Eurydice (1762), Alceste (1767), Paride ed Elena (1770), Iphigenie en Aulide (1774), the French version of Orfeo (1774), and ... [15 Related Articles]
American poet whose willingness to confront the horrible, the difficult, and the painful has resulted in a body of work characterized by insight and a severe lyricism.
South African social anthropologist esteemed for his contributions to political and legal anthropology, particularly his analyses of the cultural and social dimensions of law and politics among African peoples. Examining ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Greece, history of") ...who could not be drawn from their own dynasties. Their choice was a prince of the Danish Glucksburg family, who reigned as King George I of the Hellenes from 1863 ...
city, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River Estuary, northwest of Hamburg. It was founded in 1616 by Christian IV of Denmark to ...
(from the article "Gaucher disease") ...autosomal recessive trait and is caused by one or more mutations in a gene called acid beta-glucosidase (GBA). These mutations result in defects in the synthesis of ...
(from the article "Organs affected by steroid hormones") Adrenal corticosteroids are any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex except for the sex hormones. These include the mineralocorticoids (aldosterone) and glucocorticoids (cortisol), the secretion of which ...
(from the article "Life Sciences") ...explanation. This system incorporates the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR)-which is stimulated by the hormone aldosterone and regulates electrolyte homeostasis and blood pressure-and the glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-which is stimulated by the hormone ...
