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a protein abundantly present in many cells, especially muscle cells, that significantly contributes to the cell’s structure and motility. Actin can ...
(bärt l m ´ kärd t´ch , kärd ´k ) (KEY) , 1560–1638, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect in Spain. He studied with Federigo Zuccaro, who...
( nh ´dr d, –dr d) (KEY) , chemical compound that reacts with water to form an acid (see acids and bases). Anhydrides of inorganic acids are usuall...
( ´kr ks) (KEY) [from the Bayer designation Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h26.2m, Dec. -...
(both: h ´´ r ´n m s kôk) (KEY) , 1510–70, Flemish painter and engraver. In Antwerp he was the first great publisher of prints and made numerous...
early Jewish work included in the collection known as the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. It was probably written in Hebrew between 100 B.C. and A.D. 10...