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  • 81zest — noun Etymology: obsolete French (now zeste), orange or lemon peel (used as flavoring) Date: circa 1674 1. a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring 2. an enjoyably exciting quality ; piquancy < adds zest to&#8230; …

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  • 82point — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo French, prick, dot, moment, from Latin punctum, from neuter of punctus, past participle of pungere to prick; partly from Anglo French pointe sharp end, from Vulgar Latin *puncta, from Latin,&#8230; …

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  • 83Thomas Malthus — infobox economist school tradition= Classical economics color = #B0C4DE image caption = Thomas Robert Malthus name = Thomas Robert Malthus birth = birth date|1766|2|13 (Surrey, England) death = death date and age|1834|12|23|1766|2|13 (Bath,&#8230; …

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  • 84Scoville scale — The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin, especially the mucous membranes. The …

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  • 85François Arago — 25th Prime Minister of France In office 9 May 1848&#160;– 24 June 1848 Preceded by Jacques Charles Dup …

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  • 86Manchego cheese — is a sheep milk cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain. Manchego is aged for 3 months or longer, and is a semi firm cheese with a rich golden colour and small holes. It ranges from mild to sharp, depending on how long it is&#8230; …

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  • 88Russian dressing — is an American tomato based salad dressing noted for its piquancy. It is typically a clear and glistening bright orange red or burnt red in color.HistoryRussian dressing was invented in the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s.Some&#8230; …

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  • 89Jean-Baptiste Greuze — (21 August 1725 ndash; 4 March 1805) was a French painter.BiographyEarly lifeHe was born at Tournus, in Burgundy, he is generally said to have formed his own talent; this is, however, true only in the most limited sense, for at an early age his&#8230; …

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  • 90Wilbur Scoville — Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (1865 ndash; 1942) was an American chemist and is best known for his creation of The Scoville Organoleptic Test , now standardized as the Scoville scale. He devised the test and scale in 1912 while working at the Parke&#8230; …

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