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41Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …
42Hyperion — /huy pear ee euhn/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos. 2. Astron. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn. [ < L < Gk Hyperíon, equiv. to hyper HYPER + ión going; see ION] * * * ▪ astronomy major moon of Saturn,… …
43neuralgia — neuralgic, adj. /noo ral jeuh, nyoo /, n. Pathol. sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve. [1815 25; NEUR + ALGIA] * * * Pain of unknown cause in the area covered by a peripheral sensory nerve. In trigeminal neuralgia (tic… …
44secular games — noun the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the… …
45Influenza — Flu redirects here. For other uses, see Flu (disambiguation). This article is about the disease influenza. For the family of viruses that cause the disease, see Orthomyxoviridae. Influenza Classification …
46Cambrian explosion — The Cambrian explosion or Cambrian radiation was the seemingly rapid appearance of most major groups of complex animals around Ma|530, as evidenced by the fossil record. [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cambrian/camb.html The Cambrian Period] ]… …
47Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium Belgium † …
48Locke: knowledge and its limits — Ian Tipton I That John Locke’s Essay concerning Human Understanding is one of the philosophical classics is something nobody would deny, yet it is not easy to pinpoint precisely what is so special about it. Locke himself has been described as the …
49Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …
50Small shelly fauna — The small shelly fauna or small shelly fossils, abbreviated to SSF, are mineralized fossils, many only a few millimetres long, with a nearly continuous record from the latest stages of the Ediacaran to the end of the Early Cambrian period. They… …
