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• USS Hissem (DE-400)
  ...cket duty with a month of in-port or training time, often experiencing the characteristic heavy weather of the North Atlantic. In 1959 and 1962 she made visits to No
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• 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun
  ...twin turrets weighing 180 tonnes each. The calibre of 203mm (8 inches) was characteristic of heavy cruisers built as a result of limitations imposed by the [[Washing
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• Dahlgren gun
  ...ere nicknamed "soda bottles", a shape which became their most identifiable characteristic.<ref name="tucker">{{cite book|title=Arming the Fleet, U.S. Navy Ordnance i
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• M242 Bushmaster
  [[Image:Mk38-1.jpg|thumb|right|The Mk38. Note the M242's characteristic fluted gun barrel to reduce weight and assist cooling]]
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• Phenobarbital
  ...ervous system|central]] and [[peripheral nervous system]]s; thus, the main characteristic of phenobarbital overdose is a "slowing" of bodily functions, including dec
  20 KB (2,657 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Ketamine
  ...; this route of administration is unlikely to produce a dissociative state characteristic of ketamine unless very high doses (500&nbsp;mg+) are ingested.<ref>[http:/
  69 KB (9,697 words) - 21:01, 24 September 2010
• Valproic acid
  ...sociated with risk of [[autism]], and it is possible to duplicate features characteristic of autism by exposing rat embryos to valproic acid at the time of neural tu
  25 KB (3,328 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Prussian blue
  ...ion the solution thickens visibly and the color changes immediately to the characteristic blue of Prussian blue.
  20 KB (3,004 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Acetic acid
  Acetic acid can be detected by its characteristic smell. A [[color reaction|colour reaction]] for salts of acetic acid is [[i
  41 KB (5,915 words) - 16:49, 27 September 2010
• Spironolactone
  Long-term administration of spironolactone gives the [[histologic]] characteristic of spironolactone bodies in the [[adrenal cortex]]. Spironolactone bodies a
  12 KB (1,555 words) - 16:49, 27 September 2010
• Morphine
  ...e National Institute on Drug Abuse]</ref>) and excessive sweating are also characteristic symptoms.<ref>[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/injury/research/job185drugs/
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Cicuta
  ...mall with green or white petals clustered in an umbrella shape ([[umbel]]) characteristic to this family; the umbel measures {{convert|5|cm|in|sp=us}} to {{convert|1
  29 KB (4,114 words) - 12:26, 7 July 2010
• Oriental Staff Vine
  The defining characteristic of the plant is its vines: they are thin, spindly, and have silver to reddi
  8 KB (1,086 words) - 12:26, 7 July 2010
• Cryptostegia grandiflora
  ...tion (meteorology)|rainfall]] and [[runoff (water)|streamflow]]. This is a characteristic of central [[Queensland]]. The extreme variability (''four times'' that of
  5 KB (703 words) - 12:26, 7 July 2010
• Strychnine tree
  ...hairs radiating from the center of the sides. This gives the seeds a very characteristic sheen. The seeds are very hard, with a dark gray horny endosperm where the
  8 KB (1,175 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Dichapetalum cymosum
  ...goorappel have opposite not alternate leaves. Goorappel leaves also have a characteristic bulge terminally, though only when mature. Grysappel & Ochna pulchra have a
  8 KB (1,264 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Euphorbiaceae
  A milky [[Sap (plant)|sap]] or [[latex]] is a characteristic of the subfamilies [[Euphorbioideae]] and [[Crotonoideae]]. This milky sap
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• Poison ivy
  Various [[mnemonic]] rhymes describe the characteristic appearance of poison ivy:<ref> {{cite web |url=http://pediatrics.about.com/ ...) has opposite leaves; another leaf stalk directly on the opposite side is characteristic of box-elder.
  20 KB (3,132 words) - 21:27, 18 September 2010
• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...gh similar in general appearance to [[Honey locust]], it lacks that tree's characteristic long branched spines on the trunk, instead having the pairs of short thorns
  15 KB (2,259 words) - 12:28, 7 July 2010
• Red eye (medicine)
  [[Photophobia]] (fear of [[light]]) is most characteristic of [[iritis]], but may also depend on acute [[glaucoma]].
  8 KB (1,047 words) - 09:39, 20 September 2010

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