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  1. Allergy (18658 bytes)
    1: ... known as [[allergen]]s. The word allergy derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''allos'' me...
    4: ...riad of disorders previously classified as "allergies". A new four-class (now five) classification sch...
    16: ... to [[house_dust_mite|dust mites]]. Apart from ambient allergens, allergic reactions can be due to [[m...
    20: ...methods for the diagnosis and assessment of allergies.
    23: ...to full-blown [[hives]] in extremely sensitive patients.
  2. Glacial motion (2558 bytes)
    1: ... is, the motion of the rivers of ice called [[glacier]]s--has played an important role in sculpting ma...
    3: ...acier's [[terminus]] is pushed forward by the glacier's downhill flow faster than its rate of [[ablati...
    5: ...at''' occurs when a glacier ablates more material from its terminus than it transports into that regio...
    7: ...n a striking decline in the overall volume of glaciers worldwide.
    9: ... the earth. The movement of these continental glaciers created many now-familiar [[glacial landforms]]...
  3. Russia (28007 bytes)
    2: ...; (6,595,600 mi²), it is the [[List of countries by area|largest]] country in the world, covering...
    4: ...Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
    6: ...able, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
    12: ===Ancient Rus===
    13: ... The Slavs constituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimila...
  4. Festival (832 bytes)
    2: ... is a typical festival. The word ''fest'' derives from the [[German language]]. See [[list of German e...
    13: ...lso [[list of festivals]], [[wiktionary:fest]], [[wiktionary:festival]].
  5. Sumer (14409 bytes)
    1: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}}
    2: ...ir'') formed the southern part of [[Mesopotamia]] from the time of settlement by the Sumerians until t...
    5: ...adian language|Akkadian]] which belongs to the [[Afro-Asiatic languages]].
    10: ...ity and ruled over by a king, who was intimately tied to the city's religious rites.
    12: ...fare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
  6. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    1: '''Alchemy''' is an early science practice combining elements of [[chemistry]], ...
    2: ... of chemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
    8: ...not Coptic, and have been later connected with ancient Egypt through what linguists term a "[[folk ety...
    10: ==Overview==
    11: ...nvestigate nature before many of the most basic scientific tools and practices were available, relying...
  7. Fungus (12992 bytes)
    18: ...ich assist their [[root]]s in absorption of [[nutrients]] and [[water]].
    21: ...eir [[hallucinogenic drug|hallucinogenic]] properties, both [[recreational drug|recreationally]] and r...
    26: ...onspicuous part of any fungus are its fruiting bodies—reproductive structures that produce [[spo...
    28: ...sitize plants grow [[haustorium|haustoria]] that pierce the plant cells and digest substances on the i...
    30: ...m|sporangia]]'''. A few other fungi have reverted from a mycelial to a unicellular organization. These...
  8. Guinea pig (19730 bytes)
    12: ...n_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
    22: ... belief in the scientific community that evidence from [[mitochondrial DNA]] indicates that the [[Hyst...
    24: ...]]. Although there are more than 20 different species, the one most familiar to people is ''C. porcell...
    31: ...' (Guinean piglet), in Sweden they are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin w...
    33: ...a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wiktionary:porcellus|porcellus]]'' being [[Latin]] for "litt...
  9. Kenya (15142 bytes)
    1: ...'' (pronounced as KEN-ya) is a country of [[East Africa]], bordering [[Ethiopia]] (north), [[Somalia]]...
    35: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[December 12]], [[...
    43: calling_code = 254 ''('''005''' from [[Tanzania]] and [[Uganda]])'' |
    49: ...omo habilis]] and [[Homo erectus]] lived in Kenya from 2.6 million years ago.
    51: ...l British East Africa Company]] in [[1888]]. Incipient imperial rivalry was forestalled when Germany h...
  10. Labradoodle (2015 bytes)
    21: ...]] [[dog]] created by crossing the [[Labrador Retriever]] and the [[Poodle]]. Their temperament makes ...
    23: ..., and crosses beyond the first generation do not yield a predictable coat type.
    25: ...ard]]s of breeds-under-development are invariably freer, more open to interpretation and cover more ob...
  11. Hippocampus (8957 bytes)
    2: ...n [[memory]] and [[navigation]]. The name derives from its curved shape, which supposedly resembles th...
    4: ...mptoms. Damage to the hippocampus can also result from oxygen starvation ([[anoxia]]) and [[encephalit...
    6: ...ebral cortex]] among the [[phylogeny|youngest species]], especially [[human]]s. The significant develo...
    10: ...ible for general ''[[declarative memory]]'' (memories which can be explicitly verbalized&mdash;these w...
    12: ...rred, so its role in maintaining these older memories remains controversial.
  12. White House (15373 bytes)
    12: ...long with city planner [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant|Pierre L'Enfant]]. The architect was chosen in a comp...
    16: ...left|19th Century view of the White House as seen from the southwest, with the old West Wing visible.]...
    20: ...ainted white as early as 1798, and the repainting from the fire damage did not originate the term "Whi...
    26: ...en to the public until the early part of the twentieth century. President [[Thomas Jefferson]] held an...
    28: ...dential review of the troops from a grandstand in front of the White House instead of the traditional ...
  13. Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
    4: ...e:Newpagelinksmain|Look for Newpagelinksmain]] in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
    5: ...agelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
  14. Cephalopods (4509 bytes)
    2: ...nile cephalopod]] | caption = Juvenile cephalopod from [[plankton]]<br>[[Antarctica]]}}
    6: ...{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]] | date = [[1797]]}}
    18: ... of cephalopods and '''teuthologists''' are the scientists who study them.
    20: ...lus]]. There are around 786 distinct living [[species]] of Cephalopods. Two important extinct subclass...
    29: ... nautiloid shapes seen in modern [[nautilus]] species. Internal shells still exist in many non-shelled...
  15. Guinea Pigs (18488 bytes)
    12: ...n_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
    22: ... belief in the scientific community that evidence from [[mitochondrial DNA]] indicates that the [[Hyst...
    24: ...]]. Although there are more than 20 different species, the one most familiar to people is ''C. porcell...
    31: ...' (Guinean piglet), in Sweden they are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin w...
    33: ...a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wiktionary:porcellus|porcellus]]'' being [[Latin]] for "litt...
  16. Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
    41: ...s at a casual glance, but is easily seen in the dried shell of the urchin (see picture below, right).
    43: Within the echinoderms, sea urchins are classified as '''echinoids''' (class Echinoidea). Specifica...
    45: ...yes, legs or means of propulsion, but it can move freely over surfaces by means of its adhesive tube f...
    47: ... known as ''Aristotle's lantern''. The name comes from Aristotle's accurate description in his ''Histo...
    49: ...y the mouth-apparatus of the urchin is continuous from one end to the other, but to outward appearance...
  17. Creation (theology) (32465 bytes)
    1: ...stianity]], [[Islam]] and [[Judaism]] hold the belief that the [[universe]] was created by a [[Supreme...
    3: ... may be seen as either ''[[ex nihilo]]'' or order from preexisting chaos (see [[demiurge]]).
    5: ...ation]] is a [[metaphor]]. Or they may say that scientific mechanisms were created by [[supernatural|s...
    7: ...expands over time and that the early biblical stories show only the most primitive understanding of wh...
    9: ... of scientific evidence. ''(Refer to [[creation science]])''.
  18. Lava flow (9578 bytes)
    5: ...e="float: left;">[[Image:Wiktionary.png|50px|none|Wiktionary|]]</div>
    6: ...oehoe|P&#257;hoehoe]]''''' in [[Wiktionary]], the free dictionary</div>
    9: ...liquid]] at very high [[temperature]]: typically from 700�C to 1200�C (1300�F to 2200�F). How...
    11: ...e 4]] [[1737]]. In this he described "a flow of fiery lava" in analogy to the flow of water and mud d...
    19: ... or '''&lsquo;A&lsquo;a''' ([[Hawaiian English]], from [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: ''&lsquo;a&lsqu...
  19. Lava (9992 bytes)
    5: ...e="float: left;">[[Image:Wiktionary.png|50px|none|Wiktionary|]]</div>
    6: ...oehoe|P&#257;hoehoe]]''''' in [[Wiktionary]], the free dictionary</div>
    9: ...liquid]] at very high [[temperature]]: typically from 700C to 1200C (1300F to 2200F). However, the [[...
    11: ...e 4]] [[1737]]. In this he described "a flow of fiery lava" in analogy to the flow of water and mud d...
    19: ... or '''&lsquo;A&lsquo;a''' ([[Hawaiian English]], from [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: ''&lsquo;a&lsqu...
  20. Soap (8342 bytes)
    5: ...ate burning of vegetation such as [[bracken]], or from wood ashes.
    9: ...[[olive oil]]. "Sodium Tallowate", a common ingredient in many, is in fact [[Kitchen_rendering|rendere...
    12: ...odium hydroxide]], and [[glycerol]]. These impurities are removed by [[boiling]] the crude soap [[curd...
    14: Most of the water is then removed from the soap. This was traditionally done on a chil...
    18: ...a metal detector and then stamped into shape in refrigerated tools. The pressed bars are packaged in m...

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