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  • 21gametophyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1889 the haploid generation of a plant or fungus with alternation of generations that begins with haploid spore or gamete producing bodies and ends with fertilization producing a… …

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  • 22Chevreul, Michel-Eugène — ▪ French chemist Introduction born Aug. 31, 1786, Angers, France died April 9, 1889, Paris  French chemist who elucidated the chemical composition of animal fats (fat) and whose theories of colour influenced the techniques of French painting.… …

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  • 23arrhinencephaly, arrhinencephalia, arhinencephaly — Congenital absence or rudimentary state of the rhinencephalon, or olfactory lobe of the brain, on one or both sides, with a corresponding lack of development of the external olfactory organs. [G. a priv. + rhis (rhin ) …

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  • 24embryo — noun basis for development, beginning, bud, commencement, earliest stage, fetus, first stage, genesis, germ, immature stage, inchoation, incipience, incipient organism, origin, origination, partus, rudiment, rudimentary state, seed, source, start …

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  • 25abort — /əˈbɔt / (say uh bawt) verb (i) 1. a. (of a pregnancy) to come to an end by the expulsion of the foetus before it is viable. b. (of a foetus) to be born prematurely, before it is viable. c. (of a woman) to have a pregnancy ended by the expulsion… …

  • 26seed|ling — «SEED lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a young plant grown from a seed. 2. a young tree less than three feet high. –adj. 1. developed or raised from seed. 2. like a small seed; existing in a rudimentary state. 3. (of oysters) hatched from seed …

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  • 27education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 28Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 29Evolution —     Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation)     The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified according to structural… …

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  • 30china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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