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- f008v - Forth horseman.jpg|thumb|400px|The Pale Horse]] ... The pale color of the fourth horse is thought to represent fear, sickness ...13 KB (2,133 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- and it may be shiny or dull. This mineral is the chief ore of zinc, the fourth ... within the gray-black crystals. The pale yellow and red varieties ...5 KB (693 words) - 15:21, 27 April 2023
- Benham's top, also called Benham's disk, is named after ... Although the cause of this illusion is not clearly understood, our ...4 KB (639 words) - 09:14, 27 September 2023
- The liger is a hybrid cross between a male Panthera leo (lion), and ... While there is a great deal of diversity in nature, the rarity of ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 01:15, 26 October 2022
- recently redefined as a series of minerals in the mica group. ... fluoride. Its lithium content can vary, but the lithium-rich varieties form ...4 KB (543 words) - 00:47, 7 March 2023
- Axolotl (or ajolote) is the common name for the salamander Ambystoma ... Although the axolotl is limited in distribution to just one small ...13 KB (1,951 words) - 06:05, 10 January 2023
- Shallot is the common name for an edible, bulbous, herbaceous plant ... However, the term shallot also is used for other plants. The French ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 12:22, 27 January 2023
- Louse (plural: Lice) is any of the small, wingless, dorsoventally ... However, they are not found on monotremes (the platypus and the echidnas ...10 KB (1,538 words) - 09:08, 9 March 2023
- Rosemary is the common name for a woody, perennial herbaceous plant ... dressings, and stuffings. As reflected by the name officinalis, it is known ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 19:17, 16 December 2022
- Fauvism got both its start and its name at a 1905 exhibition held ... Fauvism was the first of the major avant-garde movements in European ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 01:43, 26 March 2024
- Cedar is the common name for a number of trees in different genera ... and include many with scented wood, such as the genera Calocedrus ("incense ...10 KB (1,494 words) - 23:43, 3 December 2023
- Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed earthenware on a delicate pale buff body. The invention of a pottery ...10 KB (1,425 words) - 00:28, 25 March 2024
- Lavender is the common name for any of the various plants of the flowering ... While the flowers of the lavender serve the plant's need of reproduction ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 17:55, 25 October 2022
- radioactive metallic element, belonging to the actinide series. It is the ... and the first member of this group to be produced synthetically. Its ...11 KB (1,451 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- that is applied from an acidic solution. In the home or art studio, the acid ... level dyeing properties, and economy. The classes overlap and generally ...5 KB (844 words) - 07:40, 14 June 2023
- for Jewish students (10 percent within the Pale of Settlement, five percent ... of laws restricing Jews to confinement in the Pale. In the capital he met the ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 18:50, 7 March 2024
- his first literary works in Russian under the pseudonym of Sirin, but rose ... #039;s affair with a 12-year-old girl, and the uniquely structured Pale Fire ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 20:47, 3 May 2023
- In philosophy, essence is the attribute (or set of attributes) that ... (ousia) or sometimes substantial form. The essence is what makes the ...7 KB (1,146 words) - 21:31, 20 March 2024
- to 8 percent, and being greatest in the pale opaque or bony varieties ... The variety most valued in the East is the pale straw-colored, slightly ...17 KB (2,724 words) - 02:46, 24 July 2023
- Jadeite is one of the minerals recognized as the gemstone jade. ... Its color commonly ranges from white through pale apple green to deep ...7 KB (945 words) - 12:38, 6 November 2021
- to its intense radioactivity, it glows in the dark with a pale blue light ... more commonly made in milligram amounts by the neutron irradiation of 226Ra ...7 KB (911 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- in Fujian Province, widely considered one of the best grades of white tea]] White Tea is the least processed form of tea, made only from buds ...20 KB (3,196 words) - 18:15, 4 May 2023
- Acer pseudoplatanus, and all members of the genus Platanus. These trees ... age and breaks up in scales, exposing the pale-brown-to-pinkish inner bark. ...16 KB (2,282 words) - 01:53, 27 February 2023
- as Diarmaid na nGall or "Dermot of the Foreigners"), anglicized ... yet established was known as "beyond the pale." Irish who lived beyond ...16 KB (2,466 words) - 01:09, 2 July 2020
- Silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of various species of moths, ... Silkworm species vary in terms of the quality of silk they produce ...16 KB (2,383 words) - 23:22, 7 October 2022
- Pyrite (or iron pyrite) is the most common of the sulfide minerals ... of jewelry. In addition, it is used for the manufacture of sulfuric acid ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 21:08, 14 April 2023
- Turmeric is the common name for a herbaceous perennial plant, Curcuma ... orange juice, and yellow cakes. It gives the bright yellow color to American ...16 KB (2,344 words) - 19:02, 6 November 2022
- Flamingo (plural: flamingos or flamingoes) is the common name for ... extant species is recognized, with four of the species native to the Americas ...17 KB (2,382 words) - 17:35, 28 March 2024
- of quartz often used as an ornamental stone. The name comes from the Greek ... Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was largely ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 06:54, 25 July 2023
- Dolomite is the name for a mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate ... For instance, it is a raw material for the manufacture of cement, and ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 16:38, 29 January 2024
- luster and occurs in a range of colors. The purplish or lilac variety ... The name spodumene is derived from the Greek word spodoumenos, meaning ...8 KB (1,146 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- The Keoladeo National Park, or Keoladeo Ghana National Park, formerly ... The crisis facing the Keoladeo National Park has been endemic to wildlife ...24 KB (3,401 words) - 03:29, 6 October 2022
- Cucumber is the common name for a widely cultivated creeping vine ... humans have spread their cultivation, over the past 3,000 years, from Asia ...17 KB (2,539 words) - 06:43, 11 January 2024
- herbaceous plant, Dianthus caryophyllus, of the Caryophyllaceae family, widely ... Although particularly applied to the species Dianthus caryophyllus ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 00:27, 29 November 2023
- denote polytheistic faiths. Since the term was typically used as ... ethnologists and anthropologists avoid the term "paganism" ...24 KB (3,484 words) - 10:58, 11 March 2023
- discoloration of a person's skin, the whites of the eyes (the conjunctival ... processes that occurs at some point along the normal physiological pathway ...21 KB (3,036 words) - 10:01, 1 April 2024
- Melaleuca is a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae ... Melaleuca provides various values for the ecosystem and for humans ...18 KB (2,562 words) - 04:18, 9 November 2022
- Anhinga is the common name for members of the bird species Anhinga ... anhingas also contribute value to the ecosystem and to humans. They ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 01:45, 9 January 2023
- Cosmetics are substances used to enhance or protect the appearance ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is one of the eight tuna species belonging ... tunny, or even just tuna. In some parts of the world, there are other species ...9 KB (1,355 words) - 17:46, 19 December 2022
- He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial ... science books and co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television ...18 KB (2,690 words) - 12:47, 27 November 2023
- Mountain Press, 2003), 286. ISBN 0878420630 The colorful agate and other chalcedonies ... after volatile materials have separated from the molten mass, they leave behind ...9 KB (1,311 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- The leopard (Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae ... In the light-colored leopards, the pale yellow, deep gold, or tawny ...20 KB (3,062 words) - 21:56, 25 October 2022
- Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is the common name for a species of burrowing ... The aardvark has an unusual appearance. Knöthig (2005) states that ...9 KB (1,488 words) - 00:41, 17 December 2022
- Hazel is the common name for any of the large shrubs and small trees ... Two European species, the filbert, Corylus maxima, and the common ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 15:08, 25 January 2023
- Anodizing is a technique used to coat the surface of a metal with ... Anodization changes the microscopic texture of the surface and can ...10 KB (1,610 words) - 05:12, 31 July 2023
- Dobsonfly is the common name for any of the insects comprising the ... The dobsonflies include some of the largest and most impressive of ...11 KB (1,495 words) - 09:21, 15 January 2023
- Forsythia is the genus and common name for a taxon of deciduous shrubs ... The beautiful yellow flowers of forsythia not only serve the plant ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 06:35, 1 April 2024
- Mulberry is the common name for any of the deciduous trees comprising ... While the Morus genus comprises the "true mulberries," there ...11 KB (1,544 words) - 16:13, 10 November 2022
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the common name for a long-legged, fast ... The unique adaptations of the cheetah allows them to capture fast ...32 KB (4,927 words) - 07:51, 13 January 2023
- Ryōkan (良寛) (1758-1831) was a Zen Buddhist monk of the Edo period ... Ryōkan (良寛) was born at Izumozaki in Echigo Province, on the ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- used for a series of minerals that are among the most common on Earth. The ... of magnesium iron silicate ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4). The ratio of magnesium to iron ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 10:32, 11 March 2023
- be a contributing factor, due to its role in the synthesis of vitamin D. Rickets is among the most frequent infant and childhood diseases in ...11 KB (1,566 words) - 18:53, 11 August 2022
- (March 25, 1872 – August 22, 1943) is the pen-name of Shimazaki Haruki ... a poet, but went on to establish himself as the major proponent of naturalism ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 00:42, 3 May 2023
- Blueberry is the common name for flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium ... Several other plants of the genus Vaccinium also produce blue berries ...22 KB (3,038 words) - 18:15, 31 October 2023
- Peafowl is the common name for members of two species of large birds ... Peafowl are best known for the male's extravagant "tail ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 07:08, 23 November 2022
- Hibiscus is the common name and genus name for a group of about 250 ... and medicinal values. Ecologically, the large hibiscus flowers provide ...12 KB (1,815 words) - 23:37, 12 February 2022
- Lapis lazuli, also referred to as lapis, is a stone with one of the ... of ornamental pieces. In addition, prior to the discovery and chemical synthesis ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 22:35, 22 October 2022
- is a metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Promethium has also been identified in the spectrum of the star HR ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Raspberry or red raspberry is the common term for the plant Rubus ... The term raspberry is not restricted only to Rubus idaeus but is also ...12 KB (1,835 words) - 05:25, 17 July 2022
- Hoolock gibbon is the common name for any of the arboreal, tailless ... including aerobatic movement through the forest canopy, adds to the ...12 KB (1,738 words) - 16:17, 25 January 2023
- disc is a flat disc that stores data in the form of pits (or bumps) along ... The technology first became popular in the digital reproduction and ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 10:36, 11 March 2023
- In zoology, a mole is the common name for any of the small insectivorous ... pests. For humans, moles also add to the diversity and wonder of nature. ...11 KB (1,753 words) - 13:05, 10 March 2023
- Mangabey is the common name for the various Old World monkeys comprising ... Mangabeys, which are found only in Africa, include many of the more ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 06:45, 5 November 2022
- in economics, especially his criticism of the railroad system, helped reconstruct ... 13, 1867, in Medford, Massachusetts, into the family of Nathaniel L. Ripley ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 15:20, 14 May 2023
- substance that has a chemical affinity to the substrate to which it is being ... Dyeing is the process of imparting color to a textile material in ...13 KB (2,067 words) - 17:25, 12 February 2024
- Swallow is the common name for various small, swift-flying passerine ... The family contains around 83 species in 19 genera. In this article ...25 KB (3,606 words) - 01:30, 28 May 2021
- Chive, generally used in the plural as chives, is the common name ... herbs to provide a mild onion flavor, with the leaves used fresh or dried ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 23:56, 13 January 2023
- Stingray is the common name for any of the various cartilaginous fish ... upon by a multitude of sharks, such as the white, tiger, and bull sharks ...25 KB (3,545 words) - 18:03, 21 October 2022
- 1925) was a famous Russian lyrical poet of the Silver Age of Russian poetry ... Yesenin's roots were in the Russian countryside. His poetry showed ...12 KB (1,781 words) - 10:01, 26 January 2023
- Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula HCN. It is ... listed as a chemical warfare agent. It was the active ingredient in Zyklon ...12 KB (1,685 words) - 13:19, 4 February 2023
- the right to live permanently outside the Pale of Settlement. Bakst came to prominence due to his involvement first with the World ...13 KB (1,809 words) - 20:08, 25 October 2022
- January 1, 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ... many of its colonies in North America in the wake of the American Revolution ...42 KB (6,393 words) - 10:46, 13 December 2023
- known as halogens. Chemically, it is the most reactive and electronegative ... for a wide range of applications, including the manufacture of pharmaceuticals ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 17:47, 28 March 2024
- Ginger is the common name for the monocotyledonous perennial plant ... There also are some other plants that utilize the term ginger as part ...24 KB (3,593 words) - 22:30, 1 January 2023
- * 1961 The Pale Horse * 1962 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side ... * 1997 The Pale Horse * 2000 The Murder of Rodger Ackroyd ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 06:43, 16 June 2023
- Oleander is the common and species name for a poisonous evergreen ... The entire plant, including the milky white sap, is toxic, and any ...13 KB (1,908 words) - 10:31, 11 March 2023
- a human to enter. Some have suggested that the term 'cave' should ... caves are often used for recreation and for the preservation or aging of wine ...13 KB (2,017 words) - 16:20, 3 December 2023
- Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... The freshwater mussels comprise several allied families, the largest ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- Iguana is both the common name for several of the larger members of ... Iguanas provide values for the ecosystem and for humans. Ecologically ...14 KB (2,039 words) - 23:45, 4 October 2021
- and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June ... He was the last British monarch to have been born outside of Great ...28 KB (4,125 words) - 12:22, 10 November 2022
- Populus is a genus of deciduous trees in the flowering plants family ... The Populus genus is native to most of the Northern Hemisphere, including ...14 KB (1,964 words) - 00:24, 12 April 2023
- white, solid hydrocarbon, best known as the primary ingredient of mothballs ... In addition, this chemical has been found in the Formosan subterranean termite ...13 KB (1,879 words) - 01:21, 11 November 2022
- monarchs as William III-II and Mary II, the only such case in British ... personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- been used in a number of murders, earning the nickname "inheritance ... of murder in her detective fiction novel The Pale Horse. The first clue to ...13 KB (1,784 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- Pangolin, or scaly anteater, is the common name for African and Asian ... like ball when threatened, add greatly to the wonder of nature. In addition ...14 KB (1,993 words) - 11:13, 11 March 2023
- Cynara cardunculus (or C. scolymus) of the Asteraceae family, characterized ... There are two other plants for which the term artichoke is applied ...13 KB (1,992 words) - 05:45, 9 January 2023
- slightly above room temperature and melts in the hand. It is one of only a ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...15 KB (2,122 words) - 04:06, 18 April 2024
- was a Russian poet and essayist, one of the foremost members of the Acmeist ... a dispensation freeing the family from the pale of settlement, and soon ...14 KB (1,927 words) - 04:37, 18 November 2022
- The Curse of Ham (also called the curse of Canaan) refers to the curse ... The "curse of Ham" had been used by some members of Abrahamic ...14 KB (2,307 words) - 02:17, 15 January 2023
- silvery metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... cerium is used in carbon-arc lighting in the motion picture industry and ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- Willow is the common name for any of the deciduous trees and shrubs ... moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Some ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 21:53, 25 November 2022
- Ravana (Sanskrit: meaning "of terrifying roar") is one of ... could be expected, he continues to endure as the archetypal villain in the ...15 KB (2,384 words) - 19:05, 16 April 2023
- popular "Pistachio nut." The term also is used for this ... The pistachio plant has been known and appreciated for centuries as ...15 KB (2,243 words) - 06:19, 24 November 2022
- Sloth is the common name for any of the slow-moving, New World arboreal ... The two-toed sloths are somewhat larger and generally faster moving ...16 KB (2,352 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- a stocky built, a dark brown mane and tail, pale brown or dun-colored flanks ... Most "wild" horses today, such as the American mustang or ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 01:25, 12 April 2023
- Whale shark is the common name for a very large, slow, filter-feeding ... The whale shark is ubiquitous in tropical and warm oceans and lives ...14 KB (2,223 words) - 18:28, 17 April 2023
- The Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, ( Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres ... sixteenth century—soar upward over the pale green roof, while all around ...15 KB (2,381 words) - 00:43, 5 December 2023
- Tuna is any of 14 species of ocean-dwelling fish comprising the tribe ... Tunas are fast-swimming fish spread widely through the world's ...16 KB (2,306 words) - 18:43, 2 May 2023
- Mytens in 1621.jpg|thumb|250px|James I wore the insignia of the Order of the ... King of England, King of Ireland, and was the first to style himself King ...30 KB (4,913 words) - 21:16, 20 March 2024
