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• -sonous — an adjective word element used to refer to sounds, as in unisonous. {Latin sonus} …  

• asonia — /euh soh nee euh/, n. Pathol. tone deafness. [ < NL; see A 6, SONOUS, IA] * * * …   Universalium

• Krishna —    The god Krishna is understood to be an incarna tion of VISHNU. None of the other incarnations of Vishnu has attracted as passionate and widespread a devotion in India as Krishna. There is some evi dence that Krishna was originally a historical …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Siddha —    Siddha ([The] Perfected) refers to a historic group of YOGIS who achieved all of the SIDDHIS, or occult powers, and attained liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth in the body (JIVANMUKTA).    The tradition of the Siddhas preserves a… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Haber, Fritz — (1868 1934)    chemist; awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen. Born in Breslau (now Wroclaw), he studied chemistry to better assist his father s dyestuff firm. His aptitude led, however, to a… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• non-poisonous — adj. (of a substance) not poisonous. * * * adjective 1. not producing poison • Syn: ↑nonpoisonous • Similar to: ↑nontoxic, ↑atoxic 2. safe to eat • Syn: ↑nonpoisonous, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• asonia — /euh soh nee euh/, n. Pathol. tone deafness. [ NL; see A 6, SONOUS, IA] …   Useful english dictionary

• consonous — conˈsonous adjective Harmonious • • • Main Entry: ↑consonant …   Useful english dictionary