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101Wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved. [see WOLLASTONITE] * * * …
102Gigantism, eunuchoid — Extremely tall stature due to the delayed onset of puberty which permits the continued growth of the long bones before their growing ends (epiphyses) fuse and growth stops …
103exquisite — Extremely intense, keen, sharp; said of pain or tenderness in a part. [L. exquiro, pp. exquisitus, to search out] * * * ex·qui·site ik skwiz ət, ek adj ACUTE (2a), INTENSE <exquisite pain> ex·qui·site·ly lē adv …
104hyperpyrexia — Extremely high fever. [hyper + G. pyrexis, feverishness] fulminant h. SYN: malignant hyperthermia. heat h. SYN: heatstroke. malignant h. SYN: heatstroke. * * * hy·per·py·rex·ia pī rek sē ə n …
105False sunrise — Extremely rare False Sunrise as seen near Bologna, Italy in October 2008. Note the lake reflection effect which is not real because there is no water in between. A false sunrise or dawn sundog is a very particular kind of parhelion, belonging to… …
106Hyperinflation — Extremely rapid or out of control inflation. There is no precise numerical definition to hyperinflation. Hyperinflation is a situation where the price increases are so out of control that the concept of inflation is meaningless. When associated… …
107Chaín, Angélica — extremely beautiful blonde actress of the 1970s and early 1980s. Frequently cast in sexy comedies but she also made a number of serious films, including the Western Matar por matar (Kill For Killing s Sake, 1978) and Cuando tejen las arañas… …
108creep — extremely slow downslope movement of soil. Caused by combination of factors which allow horizontal dislodging of particles which then subside under gravity. Factors include raindrop impact, soil expansion, vegetation stress and animal activity …
109cyclone — extremely low pressure system. See hurricane …
110spring tide — extremely high and low tides which occur twice a month when the sun and moon align on the same side of the earth and exert a combined gravitational pull on the oceans …