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21block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… …
22Precipitation hardening — Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels …
23Wild fox koan — The wild fox kōan, also known as Pai chang s fox and Hyakujō and a Fox, is an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition dating back as early as 1036, when it appeared in the Chinese biographical history T ien sheng kuang teng lu . It was also… …
24international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
25arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
26North Korea — Democratic People s Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk[1] …
27Pull-off — A pull off is a stringed instrument technique performed by plucking a string by pulling the string off the fingerboard with one of the fingers being used to fret the note. DescriptionA pull off is often Fact|date=November 2007 performed on a… …
28Feral Pigeon — Feral Rock Pigeon Feral Rock Pigeons feeding in a park Conservation status …
29Empress Dowager Cixi — 慈禧太后 Regent of the Qing Dynasty Regency 11 November 1861 – 15 November 1908 ( 1000000000000004700000047 years, 100000000000000040000004 days …
30Directory of Public Worship — Calvinism portal The Directory for Public Worship[1] (known in Scotland as the Westminster Directory having been approved by the Scottish Parliament in 16 …
