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101food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …
102Eryops — ▪ paleontology genus of extinct primitive amphibians found as fossils in Permian rocks in North America (the Permian period occurred from 299 million to 251 million years ago). Eryops was a massive animal more than 2 m (6 feet) long. Its… …
103Torricelli's theorem — ▪ physics also called Torricelli s law, Torricelli s principle , or Torricelli s equation statement that the speed, v, of a liquid flowing under the force of gravity out of an opening in a tank is proportional jointly to the square root …
104angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal …
105ascending — Growing or directed upward [Butler, T.H.] …
106upturned — a. Turned up, directed upward …
107Posta di Fronte — (“Front guard”) Fiore Dei Liberi’s term for Corona (“crown guard”) or a unstable middle positionpoised to greet or intercept a downward blow with the ricasso or cross. And the hilt held close to the chest or abdomen pointing forward. In Vadi the… …
108assurgent — as•sur•gent [[t]əˈsɜr dʒənt[/t]] adj. Bot. bot curving or directed upward, as leaves; ascending • Etymology: 1570–80; < L assurgent , s. of assurgēns, prp. of assurgere to stand up, rise as•sur′gen•cy, n …
109erect — e•rect [[t]ɪˈrɛkt[/t]] adj. 1) upright and straight in position or posture: to sit erect[/ex] 2) raised or directed upward or outward: a dog with ears erect[/ex] 3) (of an organ or part) in a state of physiological erection 4) bot (of a plant… …
110uppercut — up•per•cut [[t]ˈʌp ərˌkʌt[/t]] n. v. cut, cut•ting 1) spo a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary s chin 2) spo to strike (an opponent) with an uppercut 3) spo to deliver an uppercut • Etymology: 1840–50 …
