tapetum (from the article "Magnoliidae") ...partition to make four compartments. The stamens of the most primitive Magnoliidae have four pollen ...
tapetum lucidum (from the article "primate") ...as the nose, eyes, and placenta. The muzzle of strepsirrhines is moist and bare, like ...
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Taphrinomycetes (from the article "fungus") ...on some plants; unicellular or filamentous; asci produced on the plant surface; ascocarp absent; contains ...
Taphrinomycotina (from the article "fungus") ...include some cup fungi, saddle fungi, and truffles; this phylum is sometimes included in the ...
taphrogeosyncline (from the article "geosyncline") Aside from the parts or segments of a geosyncline, several types of mobile zones have ...
Tapia, Tiburcio (from the article "Rancho Cucamonga") ...kukamonga , meaning "sandy place"), was explored in 1769 by a Spanish expedition led by Gaspar ...
Tapies, Antoni Catalan artist who is credited with introducing contemporary abstract painting into Spain. Beginning as a ...
Tapinocephalus extinct genus of therapsids, relatives of mammals, found as fossils in Permian rocks of South ...
Tapio the Finnish god of the forest and ruler of the game therein. He was a ...
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tapis (from the article "bivalve") ...windowpane oyster, Placuna placenta , has flat translucent valves that are used, primarily in the Philippines, ...
tapis d'or (from the article "tapestry") In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Brussels also became famous for its production ...
tapotement (from the article "massage") ...toward the heart; compression (petrissage), which includes kneading, squeezing, and friction and is useful in ...
Tappa Hisar Iranian archaeological site located near Damghan in northern Iran. Excavations made in 1931-32 by the ... [1 Related Articles]
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Tappan, Lewis (from the article "Amistad mutiny") The Spanish embassy's demand for the return of the Africans to Cuba led to an ...
tapping (from the article "elastomer") When the bark of the Hevea tree is partially cut through (tapped), a milky liquid ...
Tapps, Georgie (from the article "tap dance") Though vaudeville was on the wane by the mid-1930s and dead by the 1940s, tap ...
taproom concert (from the article "cabaret") ...Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich (1916-17) was the breeding ground of Dadaism, a platform for radical ...
taproot (from the article "root") The primary root, or radicle, is the first organ to appear when a seed germinates. ...
Tapti River river in central India, rising in the Gawilgarh Hills of the central Deccan Plateau in ... [2 Related Articles]
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Taq Kisra (from the article "Iran, ancient") ...ambitious and celebrated architectural achievement of the dynasty is the vast palace at Ctesiphon, built ...
taq polymerase (from the article "polymerase chain reaction") ...replenished after every cycle because it is not stable at the high temperatures needed for ...
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tar acid (from the article "coal tar") Low-temperature tars result when coal, peat, lignite, or wood are carbonized at temperatures not exceeding ...
tar base (from the article "coal tar") Tar bases are the alkaline constituents of distillate oils, remaining after tar acids have been ...
tar sand deposit of loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone that is saturated with highly viscous bitumen. ... [3 Related Articles]
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Tara (Irish: "Place of Assembly"), low hill (about 507 feet [154 m]) in County Meath, Ireland, ...
tara (from the article "tannin") ...acid and sugars. Gallotannin, or common tannic acid, is the best known of the hydrolyzable ...
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tarab (from the article "Islamic arts") ...Knowledge of music was obligatory for the cultured person. Skilled professional musicians were highly paid ...
Taraba state, eastern Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the southwestern half of former Gongola ...
Tarabya (from the article "Wareru") ...on the Salween River in 1281. Since the reign of King Anawrahta of Pagan (1044-77), ...
Taradash, Daniel (from the article "1953: Best Director") ...he was also known for obtaining powerful and emotional performances from his actors: Eternity garnered ...
taraf (from the article "India") ...authority-ostensibly of the crown but possibly his own as well-through a series of administrative reforms ...
Tarafah ibn al-'Abd Arab poet, author of the longest of the seven odes in the celebrated collection of ... [4 Related Articles]
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Tarai region of northern India and southern Nepal running parallel to the lower Himalayan ranges. A ... [3 Related Articles]
Tarakai Qila (from the article "India") ...stones employed as rubbers or grinders, but in the absence of detailed research, no firm ...
Tarakan Island island in northern Kalimantan Timur provinsi (East Kalimantan province), northern Indonesia. It ...
Tarakanova, Yelizaveta Alekseyevna adventuress and pretender to the Russian throne who claimed to be the daughter of the ... [1 Related Articles]
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taranabant (from the article "obesity") ...of obesity has been controversial, primarily because the syndrome is viewed as stemming largely from ...
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tarantella couple folk dance of Italy characterized by light, quick steps and teasing, flirtatious behaviour between ... [1 Related Articles]
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tarantism (from the article "tarantella") ...women dancers frequently carry tambourines. The music is in lively 6 8
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tarantula any of numerous hairy and generally large spiders found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, ... [3 Related Articles]
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Tarar, Mohammad Rafique (from the article "Pakistan") ...all laws other than the constitution would continue in force unless altered by military authority. ...
Tarariu (from the article "South American forest Indian") ...by ground burial within or without the house. Urn burial has also been known, especially ...
Taras Shevchenko, Boulevard of (from the article "Kiev") Intersecting Khreshchatyk at right angles is the wide, poplar-lined Boulevard of Taras Shevchenko, on which ...
Taras, John American choreographer and ballet master (b. April 18, 1919, New York, N.Y.-d. April 2, 2004, ... [1 Related Articles]
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Tarascon town, Bouches-du-Rhone departement, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region, southeastern France, east of Nimes. Situated on the left bank ...
tarashikomi (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...(1883-1957), and Hayami Gyoshu (1894-1935), employed an eclectic assortment of earlier Japanese painting techniques. At ...
Tarasius (from the article "Nicaea, Council of") ...initiated in 726 when Emperor Leo III issued a decree against the worship of icons. ...
Tarasov, Anatoly Russian ice hockey coach whose innovations in Soviet hockey established the country as the dominant ... [1 Related Articles]
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Tarasque (from the article "Ha Long Bay") ...a dragon whose large tail tore up the earth, creating valleys and crevices that became ...
Tarasque, La (from the article "Tarascon") ...Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region, southeastern France, east of Nimes. Situated on the left bank of the Rhone ...
taratoor (from the article "tahini") paste of crushed sesame seeds that is widely used in Middle Eastern cooking. Tahini mixed ...
taravana syndrome form of decompression sickness that is most frequently seen in pearl divers in Japan and ...
Tarawa coral atoll of the Gilbert Islands and capital of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean. ... [3 Related Articles]
tarawih (from the article "Islam") ...are encouraged, particularly during the latter half of the night. During the month of Ramadan ...
Taraz (from the article "Auliye-Ata") city, southern Kazakhstan. It lies at the junction of the Talas River and the Turk-Sib ...
Tarbagatay Range (from the article "Kazakhstan") ...In the east and southeast, massifs (enormous blocks of crystalline rock) are furrowed by valleys. ...
Tarbela Dam giant rock-fill dam on the Indus River, Pakistan. Built between 1968 and 1976, it has ... [3 Related Articles]
Tarbell, Edmund Charles (from the article "Ten, The") ...to draw public attention to their paintings. The members of The Ten were Childe Hassam, ...
Tarbell, Ida M. investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of American industry, best known for her classic The History ... [2 Related Articles]
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Tarbes town, capital of Hautes-Pyrenees departement, Midi-Pyrenees region, southwestern France. It lies on the left bank ...
tarboosh close-fitting, flat-topped, brimless hat shaped like a truncated cone. It is made of felt or ... [1 Related Articles]
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Tarde, Gabriel French sociologist and criminologist who was one of the most versatile social scientists of his ...
Tardenoisian industry (from the article "Low Countries, history of") ...known. Among the culture groups of the period were the Maglemesians of the northern cultural ...
Tardessir, Domenico (from the article "faience blanche") ...In the simpler form, much of the white area was left exposed, the decoration being ...
Tardieu, Andre statesman who was three times premier of France and who attempted to carry on the ... [1 Related Articles]
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tardive dyskinesia (from the article "mental disorder") ...muscular rigidity); dystonia (sudden, sustained contraction of muscle groups causing abnormal postures); akathisia (a subjective ...
tardiyyah (from the article "Arabic literature") ...the collected works of a poet would contain sections that included, among other categories,
Tardu (from the article "China") ...from Manchuria to Gansu and a western one stretching in a vast arc north of ...
Taree city, northeastern New South Wales, Australia, 10 miles (16 km) above the coastal mouth of ...
Tareiana (from the article "Ahvaz") town, southwestern Iran. Ahvaz is situated on both banks of the Karun River where it ...
tarenflurbil (from the article "Alzheimer disease") ...a number of experimental drugs for Alzheimer disease in early- and late-stage clinical trials. One ...
Tarentum, Treaty of (from the article "Antony, Mark") ...son of a prominent Palestinian Jewish friend of Rome, Antipater-was set up in Jerusalem as ...
Tarfala Lake (from the article "Kebnekaise") ...high latitude, the range's glacier scenery is especially fine. Among the numerous glaciers, the largest ...
target acquisition (from the article "artillery") Until the second half of the 20th century, target acquisition-a vital part of fire control-was ...
target cell (from the article "target theory") ...radiations such as X rays result from ionization (i.e., the formation of electrically charged particles) ...
Target Corporation (from the article "Health and Disease") ...in all states but North Dakota, the company offered more than 300 generic versions of ...
target theory in biology, the concept that the biological effects of radiations such as X rays result ... [1 Related Articles]
target-instrument model (from the article "economic growth") ...to be found in the work of the Dutch economist Jan Tinbergen and his followers. ...
Targoviste city, capital of Dambovita judet (county), south-central Romania. It lies along the Ialomita River, in ... [1 Related Articles]
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Targum (Aramaic: "Translation," or "Interpretation"), any of several translations of the Hebrew Bible or portions of ... [2 Related Articles]
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