ability to resist
31Battle of Kleidion — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Kleidion caption=The Byzantines defeat the Bulgarians (top). Emperor Samuel dying at the sight of his blinded soldiers (bottom). partof=the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date=July 29, 1014 place=Belasitsa… …
32Battle of annihilation — A battle of annihilation is a military strategy where an attacking army seeks to destroy the military capacity of the opposing army in a single planned pivotal battle. This is achieved through the use of tactical surprise, application of… …
33Polar moment of inertia — is a quantity used to predict an object s ability to resist torsion, in objects (or segments of objects) with an invariant circular cross section and no significant warping or out of plane deformation.Ugural AC, Fenster SK. Advanced Strength and… …
34gasoline — gasolineless, adj. gasolinic /gas euh lee nik, lin ik/, adj. /gas euh leen , gas euh leen /, n. a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.… …
35peptic ulcer — Pathol. an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice. [1895 1900] * * * Sore that develops in the mucous membrane of the stomach (more frequent in… …
36Occupation of the Jordan Valley (1918) — Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Canteen in the Jordan Valley The British Empire s occupation of the Jordan Valley occurred during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I, beginning after the Capture of Jericho in February when the… …
37indefectible — adj. having no defects; perfect; possessing the ability to resist failure, unfailing; having the ability to resist decay …
38strong — strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious can all mean having or manifesting great power or force (as in acting or resisting). Strong, the most inclusive of these terms, fundamentally implies the possession of great physical power and may …
39octane number — Every brand of gasoline has an octane rating or number which indicates its ability to resist knocking. When the numbers were first developed, the researchers found that normal heptane (a hydrocarbon) had almost no ability to resist knocking so… …
40Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) — Infobox Buffyverse Character Spike Title=Spike First= School Hard (Buffy) Creator=Joss Whedon Name=William Status=Undead Kind=Vampire Affiliation= Initially the Scooby Gang, then later Team Angel. Powers= Besides the common powers and… …
