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A West Baltic language formerly spoken on the shores of the Baltic Sea east of the Vistula, related linguistically to the Lithuanian and Latvian.

The earliest recorded form of Low German, spoken by the Saxon tribes between the Rhine and Elbe rivers and between the North Sea and the Harz Mountains from the 9th until the 12th century. A distinctive characteristic of Old Saxon, shared with Old Frisian and Old English, is its preservation of the voiceless stops.

Early form of Spanish that was spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until early 15th century; modern Spanish differs in having had a consonantal readjustment.

Period of toolmaking tradition characterized by crude bi-directionally chipped tools of quartz, quartzite, or basalt, used for chopping, scraping, or cutting. These date from the early Paleolithic. It is thought that these implements were manufactured by early hominids or robust australopithecines.

Genus containing about 40 species of small trees and shrubs native to warm temperate and tropical regions of southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australasia, having drupe fruit that is edible.

Family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees, and vines.

Cromolitografías impresas con pintura al aceite sobre una superficie texturada y a menudo cubiertas con barniz; popular como reproducciones económicas de pinturas al óleo en el siglo XIX tardío.

Measurement of the intensity of odors produced by a gaseous substance using an olfactometer; used, for example, to evaluate the success of applied methods of odor reduction on used polyolefins.

La facultad de percibir olores vía la recepción de los órganos olfativos de substancias químicas en el aire circundante.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita el oeste de Camerún y Nigeria.

Aerófono medieval de marfil finamente tallado, hecho de colmillo de elefante y atesorado por las clases acomodadas como símbolo de tenencia de tierra, o por las iglesias como relicario, más que como artefacto de sonido.

Political entities in which a small group of people rule, usually a a few people or families. In later usage, frequently restricted to rule by the wealthy elite.

Members of a small group holding power in a state.

En la escala del tiempo geológico, la tercera época del período Terciario, o la primera del recientemente designado período Paleógeno. Se extiende desde hace 34 millones a 22 millones de años. La época está marcada por el mayor desarrollo de los mamíferos. El nombre Oligoceno se refiere a los relativamente pocos animales modernos que se originaron durante esta época.

Class containing around 1,800 species of terrestrial and freshwater worms possessing permanent sex organs, most being hermaphroditic, feeding on detritus and algae, aquatic members having gills, and having direct development, meaning the young resemble tiny adults.

Polymers containing relatively few monomers, usually less than five.

Hue name for any yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation, resembling the color of an unripe olive, the fruit of the Mediterranean evergreen tree, Olea europaea.