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Title IX
(Encyclopedia) Title IX, clause of the Educational Amendments of 1972 that reads: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits…dream
(Encyclopedia) dream, mental activity associated with the rapid-eye-movement (REM) period of sleep. It is commonly made up of a number of visual images, scenes or thoughts expressed in terms of…Dinoflagellata
(Encyclopedia) dinoflagellatadinoflagellatadīˌnōflăjˌəlätˈə, –lāˈtə [key], phylum (division) of unicellular, mostly marine algae, called dinoflagellates. In some classification systems this division…poisonous plant
(Encyclopedia) poisonous plant, any plant possessing a property injurious to man or animal. Plants may be poisonous to the touch (e.g., poison ivy, poison sumac), or orally toxic (e.g., poison…Horvitz, H. Robert
(Encyclopedia) Horvitz, H. Robert (Howard Robert Horivtz), 1947–, American geneticist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Harvard, 1974. Horvitz has been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…assault
(Encyclopedia) assault, in law, an attempt or threat, going beyond mere words, to use violence, with the intent and the apparent ability to do harm to another. If violent contact actually occurs, the…Kabir
(Encyclopedia) KabirKabirkəbērˈ [key], 1440–1518, Indian mystic and poet. A Muslim by birth, he was a weaver in Benares (Varanasi) and early in life may have become the disciple of the famous Hindu…episome
(Encyclopedia) episomeepisomeĕpˈĭsōm [key], unit of genetic material composed of a series of genes that sometimes has an independent existence in a host cell and at other times is integrated into a…Eleusinian Mysteries
(Encyclopedia) Eleusinian MysteriesEleusinian Mysteriesĕly&oomacr;sĭnˈēən [key], principal religious mysteries of ancient Greece. The mysteries may have originated as part of an early agrarian…bulb
(Encyclopedia) bulb, thickened, fleshy plant bud, usually formed under the surface of the soil, which carries the plant over from one blooming season to another. It may have many fleshy layers (as in…Trending
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