WONDERS OF THE WORLD
\wˈʌndəz ɒvðə wˈɜːld], \wˈʌndəz ɒvðə wˈɜːld], \w_ˈʌ_n_d_ə_z ɒ_v_ð_ə w_ˈɜː_l_d]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Seven buildings were included under this title-the Egyptian pyramids, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the mausoleum of Artemisia, the statue of the Olympian Zeus by Pheidias, and the Rhodian pharos or watch-tower. There is no doubt that the number was suggested by that of the wise men, or of the stars of the Great Bear. See The Seven Rishis.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2
- cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase that is found to be overexpressed in significant number adenocarcinomas. It has extensive homology can heterodimerize EGF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR), 3 receptor (RECEPTOR, 3) and the 4 receptor. Activation of erbB-2 receptor occurs during heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbB family members. EC 2.7.11.-.
Nearby Words
- wonderland
- wonderly
- wonderment
- wonderous
- wonders
- wonders of the world
- wonderstruck
- wonderwork
- wonderworking
- wondrous
- wondrously