credence, credenza, étagère. (or etagere), What is a small cabinet called? A small bedside cabinet is more frequently called a nightstand or night table. A tall cabinet intended for clothing storage including hanging of clothes is called a wardrobe or an armoire, or (in some countries) a closet if built-in.Read More →
quintuplicate noun. a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter. adjective. noting or consisting of five identical parts; fivefold. … verb (used with object), quin·tu·pli·cat·ed, quin·tu·pli·cat·ing. to produce or copy in quintuplicate. What does launched Mean Mean? 1a : to throw forwardRead More →
The English antiquarian Francis Grose, in his book The Antiquities of England and Wales (1773-87), named the building ‘Vicar’s Chapel’. He commented: “It is pretended to have been the Parsonage House; and although the living is a rectory, is vulgarly called the Vicarage House. Do vicars get a free house?Read More →
The Phoenician culture originated in the Eastern Mediterranean region of the Levant (Southern Syria, Lebanon and Northern Israel) in the 2nd millennium BCE (although this area had been settled since the Neolithic period). The Phoenicians founded the coastal city-states of Byblos, Sidon and Tyre (ancient Canaan). What is Phoenician ancestry?Read More →
The Best Ice Cream Scoops Our Favorite Ice Cream Scoop: Zeroll Original Ice Cream Scoop. Best Grip: Oxo Good Grips Solid Ice Cream Scoop. Most Durable: Sumo Ice Cream Scoop. Norpro Nonstick Anti-Freeze Ice Cream Scoop. Tovolo Tilt Up Ice Cream Scoop. KitchenAid Classic Ice Cream Scoop. How many ouncesRead More →
Brown University (Rhode Island) Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) Cornell University (New York) Why is it called the Ivy League? The Ivy League is called the Ivy League because of an alliance between Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Penn, known as the Ivy League after the Roman numeralRead More →
Most chytrids are unicellular; a few form multicellular organisms and hyphae, which have no septa between cells (coenocytic). They reproduce both sexually and asexually; the asexual spores are called diploid zoospores. Why zoospores are motile? algae. … aplanospores, whereas others produce motile zoospores, which lack true cell walls and bearRead More →
Due to the construction of the digestive system of rodents and rabbits, coprophagy is necessary to supply many essential nutrients. Bacterial synthesis of nutrients occurs in the lower gastrointestinal tract in these animals where little absorption is realized. Is it normal for rabbits to eat their own poop? You shouldn’tRead More →
“Fisherfolk” and “fisher” are the two best options for a gender-neutral alternative to “fisherman,” but it also depends on where you live. What does Fisherperson mean? fisherperson (plural fisherpersons or fisherpeople) A fisherman or fisherwoman, a fisher. Is it OK to say fisherman? ‘Fishermen‘ and the gender-neutral ‘fishers’ are theRead More →
But there are situations in which you may need to have an endocrinologist, a doctor who specializes in the endocrine system, oversee your care. An endocrinologist is particularly knowledgeable about the function of the thyroid gland and the body’s other hormone-secreting glands. What tests will an endocrinologist do for thyroid?Read More →