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71zoology — /zoh ol euh jee/, n., pl. zoologies. 1. the science or branch of biology dealing with animals. 2. a treatise on zoology. 3. the animal life of a particular region. [1660 70; ZOO + LOGY] * * * Branch of biology concerned with members of the animal …
72Helmont, Jan Baptista van — born Jan. 12, 1580, Brussels, Belg. died Dec. 30, 1644, Vilvoorde, Spanish Netherlands Belgian chemist, physiologist, and physician. Though he tended to mysticism, he was a careful observer and exact experimenter. The first to recognize gases… …
73leavening agent — ▪ baking substance causing expansion of doughs and batters by the release of gases within such mixtures, producing baked products with porous structure. Such agents include air, steam, yeast, baking powder, and baking soda. Leavening… …
74The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament — The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the Blessed Eucharist is unquestionably a… …
75Christian views on alcohol — Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians consumed alcoholic beverages as …
76Human microbiome — The human microbiome (or human microbiota) is the assemblage of microorganisms that reside on the surface and in deep layers of skin, in the saliva and oral mucosa, in the conjunctiva, and in the gastrointestinal tracts. They include bacteria,… …
77Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …
78levity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. frivolity (see folly); lightness (see levity). II Lightness in weight Nouns 1. levity, lightness, buoyancy, imponderability, weightlessness, volatility, airiness, levitation; fermentation,… …
79Weizmann, Chaim — (1874–1952) Zionist leader and first president of Israel. Between the two World Wars, the Zionist Movement was dominated by the personality of Dr Chaim Weizmann. A Russian born research chemist, he moved with assurance in the political and… …
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80ferment — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. fermenter (13c.) and directly from L. fermentare to leaven, ferment, from fermentum substance causing fermentation, leaven, from root of fervere to boil, seethe (see BREW (Cf. brew)). Figurative use from 1650s. Related …
