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Hygd
Queen Hygd, introduced in line 1925 of the poem Beowulf, is the wife of King Hygelac of Geatland. After Beowulf defeats Grendel and Grendel's mother, he and his men returned to their native country, where they are received by Hygelac and Hygd. Hygd is beautiful, wise, courteous, and attentive. She ..
Hygelac
Hygelac, Proto-Norse *Hugilaikaz [link], Latin Chlochilaicus, Old Norse Hugleikr (d. ca 516) is the king of the Geats in the first part of Beowulf. He is the son of Hrethel and has the brothers Herebeald and Haethcyn. His sister is married to Ecgtheow and has the son Beowulf. The hero Beo..
Hygena at Currys
Hygena at Currys was a concession between Currys (DSG International plc) and MFI. There were 130+ concessions found in Currys stores throughout the United Kingdom. On 2005-05-10, after five years of trading, it was decided by mutual agreement to end the partnership with the final stores closing in O..
Hyggen
Hyggen is a village in Røyken municipality, Norway. Is is located along the Drammensfjord. Its population is 408. References ..
Hygiea
Hygiea can refer to one of two concepts: The asteroid 10 Hygiea.Hygieia, a figure in Greek mythology, goddess of health. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to ..
Hygiea family
The Hygiea family of asteroids is a grouping of dark, carbonaceous C-type and B-type asteroids in outer main belt, the largest member of which is 10 Hygiea. About 1% of all known main belt asteroids belong to this family. Contents 1 Characteristics2 Location and size3 Interlopers4&..
Hygieia
Hygieia as seen in Gustav Klimts painting Medicine In Greek mythology, Hygieia (Roman equivalent: Salus) was a daughter of Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation (and later: the moon), and played an important part in her father's cult (see also: asklepieion). Wh..
Hygiene
Hygiene is the maintenance of healthy practices. In modern terminology, this is usually regarded as a particular reference to cleanliness. The term Hygiene originates as a reference to Hygieia, who was a daughter of Asclepius and the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation. The related term ..
Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964
Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1964, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to hygiene in commerce and offices,...[#endnote_ILO] Ratificati..
Hygiene factors
Hygiene factors are job factors that can cause dissatisfaction if missing but do not necessarily motivate employees if increased. Hygiene factors have mostly to do with the job environment. These factors are important or notable only when they are lacking. Hygiene factors are part of Frederick He..
Hygiene hypothesis
In medicine, the hygiene hypothesis states that an excessively hygienic environment in early childhood may predispose some people towards asthma, allergies, and other autoimmune diseases. David P. Strachan first proposed the idea in an article published in the British Medical Journal (now BMJ), in..
Hygiene program
Hygiene programs are ways of providing basic hygiene facilities to homeless people. Some are stand-alone hygiene centers, while others are at locations that also provide other services to the homeless. They are one of the more modern responses to providing services for the homeless, especially compa..
Hygienic macro
Hygienic macros are macros whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause collisions with existing symbol definitions. They are a feature of programming languages such as Scheme and Dylan. The hygiene problem In a programming language that has unhygienic macros, it is possible for existing variable b..
Hyginus
Hyginus can refer to: Gaius Julius Hyginus (c. 64 BC - 17 AD), Roman poet, author of Fabulae and De Astronomia; reputed author of Poeticon astronomiconHyginus Gromaticus, Roman surveyorPseudo-Hyginus, author of De Munitionibus Castrorum formerly attributed to Hyginus GromaticusHyginus of Cordova, bi..
Hyginus (crater)
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Hyginus Gromaticus
Hyginus Gromaticus, (surname from gruma, a surveyor’s measuring-rod) was a Latin writer on land-surveying, who flourished in the reign of Trajan (A.D. 98–117). Fragments of a work on legal boundaries attributed to him will be found in C. F. Lachmann, Gromatici Veteres, i. (1848). A treatis..
Hygrine
Hygrine Chemical name (R)-1-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-propan-2-one Chemical formula C8H15NO Molecular mass 141.21 g/mol Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point 193-195 °C Density x.xxx g/cm3 CAS number 496-49-1 SMILES CC(=O)[C@HΣCCCN1C [Chemical inf..
Hygro
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Hygrometer
A sling psychrometer for outdoor use The interior of a Stevenson screen showing a motorized psychrometer A interior of a simple indoor hygrometer. Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring humidity. The simplest form of a hygrometer consists of two thermometers, one of which h..
Hygrophanous
The adjective hygrophanous refers to the color change of mushroom tissue (especially the pileus surface) as it loses or absorbs water, which causes the pileipellis to become more transparent when wet and opaque when dry. When identifying hygrophanous species, one needs to be careful when matching ..
Hygrophila difformis
Hygrophila difformis can be found growing creeping or erect in marshy habitats in southern Asia, and is ubiquitously available as “Water Wisteria”. It also was once called Synnema triflorum in the trade. Due to its unchallenging nature, H. difformis is a textbook species for the planted aquari..
Hygrophoraceae
The family Hygrophoraceae, also known as waxy caps or waxcaps, is a taxon of white-spore agarics. The common name "waxy cap" comes from the waxy feel and appearance of the lamellae and often of the entire fruiting body. (This characteristic may be subtle, and it is often difficult to identify some..
Hygroscopy
A hygroscopic substance readily absorbs water from its surroundings. (The similar sounding but unrelated word hydroscopic is sometimes used in error for hygroscopic. A hydroscope is an optical device used for making observations deep under water). An example of a hygroscopic substance is biodies..
Hyūga clan
The Hyūga clan (日向一族, Hyūga Ichizoku, "Hyūga family") is a fictional clan of ninja in the manga/anime Naruto. One of the oldest and most noble clans in Konoha, the Hyūga family is divided, with the main house (宗家, "Sōke") effectively ruling over the branch houses (分家, "Bunke")...
Hyūga Hinata
Hyūga Hinata (日向ヒナタ) , ordered Hinata Hyuga in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. Contents 1 Part I1.1 Background1.2 Chūnin Exam arc2 Filler arcs2.1 Bikōchū Arc2.2 Treasure Hunt arc2.3 The Land ..
Hyūga Neji
Hyūga Neji (日向ネジ) Hyūga Neji (ordered Neji Hyuga in the English anime) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. Contents 1 Personality and ability2 Chūnin Exam arc3 Sasuke Retrieval arc4 Anime Filler arcs5 Naruto II arc6 Trivia..
Hy Gardner
Hy Gardner (December 2, 1908 – June 17, 1989) was a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, host of The Hy Gardner Show, and a regular panelist on the first incarnation of To Tell The Truth. Gardner also played himself in the 1963 movie, The Girl Hunters with writer/friend Mickey Spillane...
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