halogen- any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions brine,saltwater,seawater- water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" ...
Noun1.ephemeral- anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form ephemeron insect- small air-breathing arthropod Adj.1.ephemeral- lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transit...
fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" bottom-dweller, bottom-feeder - a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of ...
(Oenanthe crocata). Grow along waterways and in marshy ground. All parts of the plants are poisonous. Signs occur 10 to 60 minutes after ingestion. Pupillary dilation, excitement, teeth grinding, salivation, muscle fasciculations, laboured breathing, ataxia, convulsions and death (often within 1...
When the metal or its compounds get on the skin, they can cause a bluish appearance known as argyria or argyrosis. Breathing in silver dust can have serious long-term health effects also. The highest recommended exposure for silver dust is 0.1 milligrams per cubic meter of air. ...
At the beginning of World War II, military planners set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective force the world had ever seen. The U.S. Marines were already the world’s greatest fighters, but leadership wanted a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level...
augmenting day by day creating ultimately such a situation when the inner layer is deprived of oxygen weakening the attachment with the filter bed allowing a part of the slime to slough off. Most of the BOD is removed and the residual solids are settled out in the form of stabilized sludge...
Water has so many functions in the body, such as the maintenance of the normal volume and consistency of blood and lymph, modulation of moisture content of internal organs of the body, removal of poisons or toxins from the body through urine, sweat and breathing, the regulation of body ...