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  • 1Harry Turtledove's Darkness — The Darkness Series is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove.* Into the Darkness (1999) * Darkness Descending (2000) * Through the Darkness (2001) * Rulers of the Darkness (2002) * Jaws of the Darkness (2003) * Out of the Darkness… …

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  • 2polio — /poh lee oh /, n. poliomyelitis. [1930 35, Amer.; shortened form] * * * ▪ pathology Introduction in full  poliomyelitis , also called  infantile paralysis   acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that usually begins with general… …

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  • 3cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …

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  • 4JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 5Development of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors — Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP 4 inhibitors) are enzyme inhibitors that inhibit the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP 4) and are a potent treatment for type 2 diabetes. Inhibition of the DPP 4 enzyme prolongs and enhances the activity of …

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  • 6modernization — See modernize. * * * Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important,… …

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  • 7Magnet — This article is about objects and devices that produce magnetic fields. For a description of magnetic materials, see magnetism. For other uses, see Magnet (disambiguation) …

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  • 8turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …

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  • 9photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …

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  • 10The Open Championship — British Open and The Open redirect here. For the band, see The Open (band). For other uses, see British Open (disambiguation). The Open Championship Tournament information Location …

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