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Theb: A term with flexible meaning, adopted for various uses such as a verb, noun, or adjective. It may represent a wide range of concepts, including but not limited to emotions like anger, happiness, or sadness. Theb can function as an exclamation or interjection, depending on the context and intended communication.

to give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors

one species: marmalade bush

Tabun is a deadly nerve gas that is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, developed by the German army during World War II. Its chemical formula is C5H11N2O2P and it is more lethal when absorbed through the skin. Its also known as GA among the NATO members.

a chicken soup boiled with leeks

Latitudinarians, or latitude men, were initially a group of 17th-century English theologians – clerics and academics – from the University of Cambridge who were moderate Anglicans (members of the Church of England). In particular, they believed that adhering to very specific doctrines, liturgical practices, and church organizational forms, as did the Puritans, was not necessary and could be harmful: The sense that one had special instructions from God made individuals less amenable to moderation and compromise, or to reason itself. Thus, the latitudinarians supported a broad-based (sensu lato, with laxitude) Protestantism. They were later referred to as broad church (see also Inclusivism).
Examples of the latitudinarian philosophy underlying the theology were found among the Cambridge Platonists and Sir Thomas Browne in his Religio Medici. Additionally, the term latitudinarian has been applied to ministers of the Scottish Episcopal Church who were educated at the Episcopal-sympathizing universities at Aberdeen and St Andrews, and who broadly subscribed to the beliefs of their moderate Anglican English counterparts.Today, latitudinarianism should not be confused with ecumenical movements, which seek to draw all Christian churches together, rather than seeking to de-emphasize practical doctrine. The term latitudinarian has taken on a more general meaning, indicating a personal philosophy that includes tolerance of other views, particularly, but not necessarily, on religious matters.
In the Roman Catholic Church, latitudinarianism was condemned in the 19th-century document Quanta cura. Pope Pius IX felt that, with its emphasis on religious liberty and the freedom to discard traditional Christian doctrines and dogmas, latitudinarianism threatened to undermine the church.

active strength of body or mind

A dull or ignorant person.

extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components

The vestibulocochlear nerve or auditory vestibular nerve, also known as the eighth cranial nerve, cranial nerve VIII, or simply CN VIII, is a cranial nerve that transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain. Through olivocochlear fibers, it also transmits motor and modulatory information from the superior olivary complex in the brainstem to the cochlea.

a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface

Goldthread is a perennial plant, native to North America and East Asia, recognized for its glossy, evergreen leaves and bright yellow thread-like roots, from which it derives its name. The plant, scientifically known as Coptis trifolia, is commonly used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. It can also refer to a genus of about 12 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae.

Genus Myosotis, commonly known as Forget-me-nots, is a type of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The plants are characterized by small, usually blue, pink, or white, five-petalled flowers. The genus, which is predominantly found in temperate Northern Hemisphere and New Zealand, includes both annual and perennial species, often growing in moist, shady locations. Among the most recognized species in this genus is Myosotis sylvatica, also known as the wood forget-me-not. The genus name myosotis translates to mouses ear, derived from the Greek words mys (mouse) and otis (ear), referring to the shape of the plants leaves.

log′o-gram, n. a sign which represents a word: a puzzle in which from an original word, by combinations of all or some of its letters, other words are formed, which again are concealed under synonymous expressions in a series of verses. [Gr. logos, word, gramma, letter.]

The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartrams sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartrams sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name longicauda is from Latin longus, long and caudus, tail. The name Bartrams sandpiper was made popular by Alexander Wilson, who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram.

A group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, comprising Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Isle of Man, the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and many other smaller islands. Use may include the Channel Islands, although these are physically closer to mainland Europe.

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Rubia cordifolia, often known as common madder or Indian madder, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It has been cultivated for a red pigment derived from roots.
Common names of this plant include manjistha in Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada and Bengali, majith in Hindi and Gujarati, བཙོད་ in Tibetan, tamaralli in Telugu, manditti in Tamil.

an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore

an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths