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101Microlith — For the catalytic reactor, see Microlith (catalytic reactor). Backed edge bladelet A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically a centimetre or so in length and half a centimetre wide. It is produced from either… …
102SSRI discontinuation syndrome — SSRI discontinuation syndrome, also known as SSRI withdrawal syndrome or SSRI cessation syndrome, is a syndrome that can occur following the interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of SSRI (selective serotonin re uptake inhibitor) or… …
103Climate Change Science Program — The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) was the program responsible for coordinating and integrating research on global warming by U.S. government agencies from February 2002 to June 2009.[1] Toward the end of that period, CCSP issued 21… …
104Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
105Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
106raide — [ rɛd ] adj. • v. 1190; roide [ rwad ] v. 1160, usité jusqu au XIXe; fém. de roit;XIVe aux deux genres; lat. rigidus I ♦ 1 ♦ Qui ne se laisse pas plier, manque de souplesse. ⇒ rigide. Un tissu raide. Cheveux raides, plats et lisses (opposé à… …
107steep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. soak, saturate, macerate. See water. adj. precipitous, abrupt, sheer, declivitous; vertical; informal, expensive (see dearness). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abrupt, precipitous, sheer,… …
108Click consonant — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap Approximant …
109Little Ice Age — The reconstructed depth of the Little Ice Age varies between different studies (anomalies shown are from the 1950–80 reference period). The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period (Medieval… …
1108.2 kiloyear event — Central Greenland reconstructed temperature. The 8.2 kiloyear event is the term that climatologists have adopted for a sudden decrease in global temperatures that occurred approximately 8,200 years before the present, or c. 6,200 BCE, and which… …
