carbuncles — car·bun·cle || kÉ‘Ëbʌŋkl n. acute inflammation of the skin charaterized by cluster of boils (Medicine); red gemstone … English contemporary dictionary
Carbuncle — A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other… … Wikipedia
Public Enemy Number Two — is a novel written in 1987 by Anthony Horowitz, the second in the Diamond Brothers series. The main character in the book is Nick Diamond, a 13 year old boy who has already featured in another novel The Falcon s Malteser . His older brother… … Wikipedia
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Order of the Pleiades (Iran) — For the award of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, see Order of La Pléiade. Order of the Pleiades Nishân i Haftpaykar Ribbon and badge of the Order of the Pleiades … Wikipedia
Carbuncled — Car bun*cled, a. 1. Set with carbuncles. [1913 Webster] He has deserves it [armor], were it carbuncled Like holy Phabus car. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staphylococcus aureus — Scanning electron micrograph of S. aureus, 20,000 times enlargement, false color added Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria … Wikipedia
Brutalist architecture — Boston City Hall, part of Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts (Gerhardt Kallmann and N. Michael McKinnell, 1969). The structure illustrates typical (but not necessary) Brutalist characteristics such as top heavy massing, the use of slender… … Wikipedia
List of characters in Public Enemy Number Two — This is a list of antagonists from the book Public Enemy Number Two. Contents 1 Big Ed 2 Zuckie Hommel 3 Mark White 4 Mr Palis … Wikipedia
Machine translation software usability — The sections below give objective criteria for evaluating the usability of machine translation software output. Stationarity or Canonical Form Do repeated translations converge on a single expression in both languages? I.e. does the translation… … Wikipedia