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Ypres
Ypres
/ˈiːprə/
noun
Battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
(
battle of Ypres
,
first battle of Ypres
,
Ypres
)
battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
Battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
(
battle of Ypres
,
second battle of Ypres
,
Ypres
)
battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
Battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
(
battle of Ypres
,
third battle of Ypres
,
Ypres
,
Battle of Passchendaele
)
battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
galvanization
galvanization
/ˌɡælvənɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
Either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
(
galvanisation
[British]
,
galvanization
)
either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
Stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
(
galvanisation
[British]
,
galvanization
)
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
The unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team
the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team
Stimulation with a galvanic current
(
galvanisation
[British]
,
galvanization
)
stimulation with a galvanic current
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopis pubescens
/prɒˈsoʊpɪs pjuːˈbɛsɛns/
noun
Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
(
Prosopis pubescens
,
screw bean
,
screwbean
,
screwbean mesquite
,
tornillo
[ N. American]
)
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Malpighi
Malpighi
/mælˈfiːdʒi/
noun
Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)
(
Malpighi
,
Marcello Malpighi
)
Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)
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