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vegetable mercury — noun see manaca … Useful english dictionary
Mercury in fiction — Image of Mercury as seen by MESSENGER spacecraft in 2008 The planet Mercury has often been used as a setting in science fiction. Recurring themes include the dangers of being exposed to solar radiation and the possibility of escaping excessive… … Wikipedia
Mercury in fish — Fish and shellfish concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. Fish products have been shown to contain varying amounts of heavy metals, particularly mercury and fat soluble … Wikipedia
Marooned on Mercury — was a Dan Dare story that ran in the original Eagle comic from Volume 3, Issue 12 (Dated 27 June, 1952 to Volume 3, Issue 46 (Dated 20 February, 1953). It was drawn by Frank Hampson and Harold Johns.ynopsisDan s ship crashes into a lake of molten … Wikipedia
Calotropis — Taxobox name = Calotropis image width = 220px image caption = Calotropis gigantea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae genus = Calotropis genus… … Wikipedia
manaca root — man·a·ca root man ə kə .rüt n the dried root of a shrub (Brunfelsia hopeana) of Brazil and the West Indies that has been used to treat rheumatism and syphilis called also manaca, vegetable mercury … Medical dictionary
CYPHOMANDRA BETАСЕА (CAV.) SENDT. - ТОМАТНОЕ ДЕРЕВО — см. 853. Дерево. Кустарник. С. betасеа (Cav.) Sendt. Томатное дерево in Flora 28 (1845) 172. Popenoe (1920) 452, f. Букасов (1930) 291, рис. Hume and Winters (1949) 140. Macbride (1962) 12. S y n. Solanum betaceum Cav.; C. crassifolium Ort. (non… … Справочник растений
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
