(Encyclopedia) bone marrow, soft tissue filling the spongy interiors of animal bones. Red marrow is the principal organ that forms blood cells in mammals, including humans (see blood). In children,…
(Encyclopedia) bone black, solid black material, largely carbon, produced by heating animal bones to high temperatures in the absence of air so as to drive off volatile substances. Finely divided…
The Parts of a BoneAnatomy and PhysiologyThe BonesThe Parts of a BoneThat's the Long and Short of ItThe More Things Change …Now with a Self-Repairing Option! Most people envision bone as being…
(Encyclopedia) bone meal, finely ground bone used as a fertilizer for its content of phosphate and nitrogen (about 23%–30% available phosphate and 2%–4% nitrogen); it is an expensive form of…
(Encyclopedia) bone china, variety of porcelain developed by English potters in the last half of the 18th and early 19th cent. The clay is tempered with phosphate of lime or bone ash. This innovation…
Bones are made of a network of calcium laid down by cells. As kids grow, special cells at the end of bones add new calcium to the network of bone. Children have layers of these cells in the shape…
(Encyclopedia) Compton-Burnett, Dame IvyCompton-Burnett, Dame Ivykŏmˈtən-bûrˈnət [key], 1892–1969, English novelist. Educated at the Univ. of London, she lived quietly in London for most of her life…
(Encyclopedia) Bone, Henry, 1755–1834, English enamel painter. He decorated china at Plymouth and Bristol and later went to London, where he was employed in making small enameled pieces and…
(Encyclopedia) Burnett, Frances Eliza HodgsonBurnett, Frances Eliza Hodgsonbərnĕtˈ [key], 1849–1924, American author, b. Manchester, England. In 1865 she went to Knoxville, Tenn., with her family.…
