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111Candy — /kan dee/, n. a female given name. * * * Sweet sugar or chocolate based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. With the spread of sugarcane cultivation in the 15th… …
112Urine — Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of urine excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous (watery)… …
113Cyathus — striatus Conservation status See text …
114Northern Light (spacecraft) — Northern Light Northern Light Lander on Mars (artist s impression) Operator Northern Light Consortium Major contractors Thoth Technology Inc. Mi …
115urine — n. the fluid excreted by the kidneys, which contains many of the body s waste products. It is the major route by which the end products of nitrogen metabolism – urea, uric acid, and creatinine – are excreted. The other major constituent is sodium …
116buckminsterfullerene — noun Etymology: R. Buckminster Fuller Date: 1985 a spherical fullerene C60 that is an extremely stable form of pure carbon, consists of interconnected pentagons and hexagons suggestive of the geometry of a geodesic dome, and is believed to be a… …
117pinene — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin pinus Date: 1885 either of two liquid isomeric unsaturated bicyclic terpene hydrocarbons C10H16 of which one is a major constituent of wood turpentine …
118prostate gland — noun Date: circa 1764 a firm partly muscular partly glandular body that is situated about the base of the mammalian male urethra and secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the ejaculatory fluid …
119water — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydōr, Latin unda wave Date: before 12th century 1. a. the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams …
120Ether — This article is about a general class of organic compounds. For the specific compound, see diethyl ether. For the computer network technology, see ethernet. For the antiquated physics concept, see Luminiferous aether. For other uses, see Aether… …
