Search results for "Tooth" - New World Encyclopedia
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- fused in the tradition of the Sacred Tooth of Buddha. The Royal Palace ... As the capital, Kandy had become home to the relic of the tooth of ...14 KB (1,979 words) - 07:07, 28 February 2023
- *Endodontics. Endodontics, from the Greek endo (inside) and odons ... (improper bites), which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate ...16 KB (2,245 words) - 16:53, 26 September 2020
- based on his initial finding of a single tooth, further work uncovered additional ... in the fall of 1927, discovered a hominid tooth, which Black thought belonged ...10 KB (1,509 words) - 08:39, 28 January 2024
- The torque ratio can be determined by considering the force that a ... brings up the fact that the point on a gear tooth where it makes contact with ...33 KB (5,689 words) - 06:30, 18 April 2024
- southern flounders), Paralichthyidae (large-tooth flounders), and Psettodidae ... * Paralichthyidae (large-tooth flounders) * Pleuronectidae (righteye ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 17:43, 28 March 2024
- pulp cavity is an empty space within the tooth that conforms to the shape ... billiard balls, and many other items. Tooth and tusk ivory can be carved ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 03:52, 13 March 2024
- hydroxylapatite is the main constituent of tooth enamel, and a special form ... Hydroxylapatite is the main component of tooth enamel. A relatively unique ...15 KB (2,114 words) - 05:59, 11 August 2023
- similar in build to the Neanderthals. The tooth that has been characterized ... In 2000, a tooth also had been found in layer 11, in the south gallery ...32 KB (4,672 words) - 09:45, 29 January 2024
- was originally described from a single tooth, and although numerous other ... Based on Black's analysis of a single tooth, a lower molar, the species ...8 KB (1,212 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- Jewish tradition: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth." (Lev. 24:20 ... "fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth." Foreigners ...17 KB (2,713 words) - 00:25, 19 November 2023
- Labyrinthodontia is an extinct, traditional group (superorder or subclass) of amphibians that constituted some of the dominant animals of Late ...10 KB (1,382 words) - 05:32, 4 March 2023
- of "life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth" in Exodus 21:23. ... limb be broken. If he has knocked out the tooth of a man of rank, his tooth ...29 KB (4,671 words) - 22:22, 25 October 2022
- effects for diabetes mellitus and tooth decay. ;Thickeners : Thickeners are substances which, when added to the mixture, increase its viscosity ...5 KB (720 words) - 06:15, 1 April 2024
- Porcupine is the common name for any members of two families of rodents, Erethizontidae and Hystricidae, characterized by heavy bodies with some ...15 KB (2,246 words) - 04:07, 26 November 2022
- were surprisingly effective for drilling tooth enamel in a prehistoric population ... were surprisingly effective for drilling tooth enamel in a prehistoric population ...11 KB (1,633 words) - 04:13, 9 November 2022
- upper incisors. The tusk is an incisor tooth, typically the left one that ... of "unicorn" whale's 8-foot tooth discovered] Harvard Medical ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- and οδούς, meaning "nipple tooth," reflecting the distinctive, nipple-like protrusions on the crowns, which would have been more ...12 KB (1,719 words) - 16:47, 7 November 2022
- mammals, there is an additional cheek tooth between the premolars and molars; it is unclear whether this represents a supernumary molar tooth ...16 KB (2,462 words) - 20:23, 11 February 2023
- or the use of the "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth" (Lex Talionis "Law of Retaliation") philosophy. Putting the laws into writing ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 17:00, 21 January 2024
- of the law of retaliation: "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth," which pharisaic Judaism, and later rabbinic Judaism, rejected. On the other ...13 KB (2,021 words) - 18:35, 22 December 2022
- compound Odobenus comes from odous (Greek for "tooth") and baino (Greek for "walk"), based on observations of walruses using their ...11 KB (1,787 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- was in China was in 1921 and Black examined the tooth in 1926, reporting his findings in 1927. German anatomist Franz Weidenreich provided many of ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 12:01, 2 February 2024
- === Tooth-pulling and ceremonies=== The Jomon people held a variety of regional ceremonies. Teeth were pulled in a coming-of-age ritual when children ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 19:45, 4 May 2024
- Earless seal is the common name for any of the pinnipeds comprising the family Phocidae, characterized by the absence of a pinna (external part ...14 KB (2,130 words) - 16:04, 10 October 2020
- left|Most members of the genus Falco show a tooth on the upper mandible.]] ... instead of their feet. They have a "tooth" on the side of their ...17 KB (2,440 words) - 01:46, 29 June 2022
- teeth with larger ones at a rate as high as 1 new tooth per socket every month. After reaching adult size in a few years, however, tooth replacement ...25 KB (3,728 words) - 20:22, 3 June 2020
- tales as having one nostril, one big protruding tooth, webbed feet, long hanging breasts, and as being dressed in green. As the "Washer at the ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 07:29, 20 September 2023
- such as pieces of shell and animal tooth in apparent pendants or necklaces (Kreger 2005, Smithsonian 2007). The type specimen from this find ...8 KB (1,081 words) - 00:21, 15 January 2023
- and bath oils; an ingredient in various tooth whitening products; a substance ... *As an ingredient in many tooth whitening products. *Used in coal fired ...16 KB (2,391 words) - 13:44, 3 May 2023
- In 2005 two students claimed to have found a huge tooth embedded in the body of a deer on the loch shore. They publicized the find widely, even ...23 KB (3,593 words) - 16:55, 6 November 2023
- pharmaceutical industries, for instance in tooth paste and as major ingredient ... and applied to the gums around an aching tooth until dental treatment can ...17 KB (2,574 words) - 10:12, 11 March 2023
- right|240px|Spearfisherman hunting dog-tooth tuna in the Ryu-Kyu Islands]] ... and the Great Barrier Reef (wahoo, dog-tooth tuna). FADS are targeted ...23 KB (3,586 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
- Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply in order to reduce tooth decay. Its use in the U.S. began ...64 KB (9,289 words) - 23:16, 3 May 2023
- Opossum is the common name for various small- to medium-sized marsupials comprising the mammalian order Didelphimorphia and found in the Western ...20 KB (2,863 words) - 10:35, 11 March 2023
- Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is the common name for a species of burrowing, heavily built, insectivorous mammal found in Africa. Also known as ...9 KB (1,488 words) - 00:41, 17 December 2022
- * Monodontidae. Male narwhals have a single long tusk, a modified tooth, which looks like a horn, and is twisted like that of the fictional unicorn. ...10 KB (1,636 words) - 16:20, 25 January 2023
- Woolly rhinoceros, or simply Woolly Rhino, is the common name for an extinct, plant-eating species of rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis, that ...11 KB (1,548 words) - 21:32, 28 April 2024
- spines, such as the hedgehog mushroom and other tooth fungi, and so on. "Mushroom" has been used for polypores, puffballs, jelly fungi, coral ...22 KB (3,256 words) - 19:06, 10 November 2022
- Rickets, or rachitis, is a childhood deficiency disease characterized by defective bone growth resulting from lack of vitamin D or calcium. Insufficient ...11 KB (1,566 words) - 18:53, 11 August 2022
- *Pinking shears are scissors with a serrated blades that produce saw-tooth type edges. They may be used for cutting cloth so that the fabric ...13 KB (1,979 words) - 17:27, 25 January 2023
- there are 8 teeth in each quadrant. The eighth tooth is the so-called wisdom tooth. ===Measurement=== * The SI prefix for 10008 is yotta (Y) ...21 KB (2,909 words) - 06:48, 13 June 2023
- but when dentate a vein ends at the tip of each tooth (malvoid teeth). Stipules are present. The flowers generally have five valvate sepals, most ...12 KB (1,815 words) - 23:37, 12 February 2022
- Pika is the common name for small mammals comprising the family Ochotonidae of the rabbit order Lagomorpha, characterized by relatively large ...11 KB (1,560 words) - 22:49, 28 March 2023
- Megabat is the common name for any of the largely herbivorous Old World bats comprising the suborder Megachiroptera of the order Chiroptera ...12 KB (1,663 words) - 09:38, 10 March 2023
- Marmot is the common name for the stocky, short-legged, diurnal, and typically short-furred and burrowing ground squirrels comprising the genus ...12 KB (1,722 words) - 16:05, 6 November 2022
- of sports drinks observe precautions against tooth decay. Electrolyte and sports drinks can be made at home by using the correct proportions of ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 08:06, 29 December 2021
- The Felidae family is a part of the order Carnivora within the mammals (Class Mammalia). Members of the family are called cats or felids, and ...12 KB (1,871 words) - 12:24, 30 April 2021
- but when dentate a vein ends at the tip of each tooth (malvoid teeth). The stems contain mucous canals and often also mucous cavities. The flowers ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 05:47, 15 June 2023
- The removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in early childhood is a ... Missing primary teeth due to tooth bud extraction in a remote ...36 KB (5,546 words) - 10:43, 9 March 2023
- (Corbett 2005). Dingoes lack the same degree of tooth crowding and jaw-shortening that distinguishes other dog breeds from wolves (DBI 2008). ...23 KB (3,355 words) - 15:22, 29 January 2024
