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Deep Impact (U.S.)
Destination: Comet Tempel 1. Launched: Jan. 12, 2005. Arrival: July 4, 2005. End of project: April 2006. Mission: To look beneath the surface of a comet at material relatively unchanged from…Walt Whitman: Of That Blithe Throat of Thine
Of That Blithe Throat of ThineOf that blithe throat of thine from arctic bleak and blank, I'll mind the lesson, solitary bird—let me too welcome chilling drifts, E'en the profoundest chill,…deep frying
(Encyclopedia) deep frying: see cooking.oriole
(Encyclopedia) oriole, common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds. The European orioles are allied to the crows, while the American…adenoids
(Encyclopedia) adenoidsadenoidsădˈənoidzˌ [key], common name for the pharyngeal tonsils, spongy masses of lymphoid tissue that occupy the nasopharynx, the space between the back of the nose and the…Sara Teasedale: Deep in the Night
Deep in the NightDeep in the night the cry of a swallow, Under the stars he flew, Keen as pain was his call to follow Over the world to you.Love in my heart is a cry forever Lost as…human papillomavirus
(Encyclopedia) human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 100 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Genital…gibbon
(Encyclopedia) gibbon, small ape, family Hylobatidae, found in the forests of SE Asia. The gibbons are known as the small, or lesser, apes; they are the most highly adapted of the apes to arboreal…mononucleosis, infectious
(Encyclopedia) mononucleosis, infectiousmononucleosis, infectiousmŏnˌən&oomacr;ˌklēōˈsĭs [key], acute infectious disease of older children and young adults, occurring sporadically or in epidemic…Eustachian tube
(Encyclopedia) Eustachian tubeEustachian tubey&oomacr;stāˈshən [key] [for Bartolomeo Eustachi], a hollow structure of bone and cartilage extending from the middle ear to the rear of the throat,…Trending
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