Kaneohe Bay: Moku Manu (“Bird Island”), 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Mokapu Point, is a twin-isle refuge for terns and man-o’-war birds that lead fishermen to schools of ocean fish. Mokapu Peninsula, jutting into the bay to form an eastern shore, is the site of a…

Mauna Loa: Moku‘āweoweo, its summit caldera, has an area of nearly 6 square miles (15 square km) and a depth of 600 feet (180 metres). Frequently snowcapped in winter, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano that has erupted some three dozen times since its first well-documented eruption…

Mokuan Reien was a Zen Buddhist priest, one of the first Japanese artists to work in the Chinese monochromatic ink style. Originally a priest in a Japanese temple, Mokuan went to China about 1333, and, while making a pilgrimage to major temples, did paintings of flowers, birds, and human figures in

Mokoš, the goddess of life-giving in ancient Slavic mythology. She is the only female deity mentioned in the Old Kievan pantheon of ad 980 and has survived in East Slavic folk beliefs as Mokoša, or Mokuša. A tall woman with a large head and long arms, she spins flax and wool at night and shears

kanshitsu: …hollow; and wood-core kanshitsu (mokushin), in which a hemp-cloth coating is applied over a core carved of wood. Vessels are made by the hollow kanshitsu method, sculpture by either method.

Joel Mokyr (born July 26, 1946, Leiden, the Netherlands) is an American-Israeli economic historian and winner, with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economics (officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) “for having explained

mole, in chemistry, a standard scientific unit for measuring large quantities of very small entities such as atoms, molecules, or other specified particles. The mole designates an extremely large number of units, 6.02214076 × 1023. The General Conference on Weights and Measures defined the mole as

mola, type of embroidered woman’s outer garment, worn as part of the blouse by the Kuna Indians of the San Blas Archipelago, off the eastern coast of Panama. The mola’s brightly coloured designs, done in reverse appliqué technique, traditionally are abstract, often based on the patterns of brain

mola: The mola (M. mola), which is also known as the ocean sunfish, is an enormous gray or brownish species reaching a maximum length and weight of about 3.3 meters (10.9 feet) and 1,900 kg (4,000 pounds). The average weight of the species, however, is about 1,000…

mola, any of five species of oceanic fishes of the family Molidae. Molas have a distinctive bullet-shaped appearance, with a short body that ends abruptly in a thick rudderlike structure called a clavus just behind the tall triangular dorsal and anal fins. The development of the clavus results from

mola: …largest member of the genus, M. alexandrini, is the most massive bony fish known; the largest specimens can measure 3.32 meters (10.9 feet) in length and can weigh 2,300 kg (roughly 2.5 tons).

Mola di Bari, town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southern Italy. In the European Middle Ages it was an embarkation point for the crusaders, and it has a 13th-century cathedral of Renaissance reconstruction. A fishing port and bathing resort, the modern town has tanneries and soap and button factories.

mola: The sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus) is also very large; its maximum length is 3.37 meters (11.1 feet). However, the slender mola (Ranzania laevis) is smaller, measuring no more than 1 meter (39.3 inches) long. Some classifications also include the southern sunfish (M. ramsayi) is slightly smaller,…

mola: The mola (M. mola), which is also known as the ocean sunfish, is an enormous gray or brownish species reaching a maximum length and weight of about 3.3 meters (10.9 feet) and 1,900 kg (4,000 pounds). The average weight of the species, however, is about 1,000…

mola: Some classifications also include the southern sunfish (M. ramsayi) is slightly smaller, measuring about 3 meters (9.9 feet), and is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

mola: The hoodwinker sunfish (M. tecta) was discovered in 2017, the first new sunfish to be found in more than 130 years, and is thought to be widely distributed in the temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. It is much smaller than the other two members of…

fifth column: …term is conventionally credited to Emilio Mola Vidal, a Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). As four of his army columns moved on Madrid, the general referred to his militant supporters within the capital as his “fifth column,” intent on undermining the loyalist government from within.

Celtic literature: Developments of the 18th century: …setting of his greatest poems, Moladh Beinn Dóbhrainn (The Praise of Ben Dorain) and Oran Coire a Cheathaich (“Song of the Misty Corrie”). His most famous love song is addressed to his wife, Màiri.

Penutian languages: Klamath-Modoc, Cayuse (extinct), Molale (extinct), Coos, Takelma (extinct), Kalapuya, Chinook (not to be confused with Chinook Jargon, a trade language or lingua franca), Tsimshian, and Zuni, each a family consisting of a single language. All but four of the surviving

liquid: Molality: In electrolyte solutions it is common to distinguish between the solvent (usually water) and the dissolved substance, or solute, which dissociates into ions. For these solutions it is useful to express composition in terms of molality, designated as m, a unit proportional to the…

tooth: Tooth form and function: …incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw. The primary molars are replaced in the adult dentition by the premolars, or bicuspid teeth. The 12 adult molars of the permanent dentition erupt (emerge from the gums) behind the primary teeth and do not replace any of these, giving a…

Edward C. Tolman: …system of psychology known as purposive, or molar, behaviourism, which attempts to explore the entire action of the total organism.

universal gas constant, (symbol R), fundamental physical constant arising in the formulation of the ideal gas law. For an ideal gas (approximated by most real gases that are not highly compressed or not near the point of liquefaction), the pressure P times the volume V of the gas divided by its

Dulong–Petit law: gram-atomic heat capacity (specific heat times atomic weight) of an element is a constant; that is, it is the same for all solid elements, about six calories per gram atom. The law was formulated (1819) on the basis of observations by the French chemist Pierre-Louis…

molar mass, the mass of a substance in grams of one mole of that substance. A mole is a standard scientific unit for measuring large quantities of very small entities, such as atoms, molecules, or other specified particles. The mole designates an extremely large number of units, 6.02214076 × 1023.

magnetism: Diamagnetism: …sometimes useful to give the susceptibility per mole, χmole. For a kilogram mole (the molecular weight in kilograms), the numerical value of the molar susceptibility is

Dulong–Petit law: gram-atomic heat capacity (specific heat times atomic weight) of an element is a constant; that is, it is the same for all solid elements, about six calories per gram atom. The law was formulated (1819) on the basis of observations by the French chemist Pierre-Louis…

mole: …solutions, the related concept of molarity is useful. Molarity (M) is defined as the number of moles of a solute in a litre of solution.

appliqué: Molas are made by the Kuna Indians of Panama by the reverse-appliqué technique in which the upper layers of cloth are cut away and turned back to expose the lower layers. The intricate paj ntaub (Hmong: “flower cloth”) made by Hmong women of Southeast Asia…

molasse, thick association of continental and marine clastic sedimentary rocks that consists mainly of sandstones and shales formed as shore deposits. The depositional environments involved include beaches, lagoons, river channels, and backwater swamps. The sands are deposited on beaches and in

mountain: The western segment of the system: …the Alps: this is the Molasse Basin of northern Switzerland and southern Germany. Continental convergence in the past 10 million years has caused folding and thrusting in the Jura Mountains of northwest Switzerland and France, and displacement on ramp overthrusts beneath the front of the Alps has elevated several crystalline…

molasses, syrup remaining after sugar is crystallized out of cane or beet juice. Molasses syrup is separated from sugar crystals by means of centrifuging. Separation from the sugar crystals occurs repeatedly during the manufacturing process, resulting in several different grades of molasses; that

Molasses Act, (1733), in American colonial history, a British law that imposed a tax on molasses, sugar, and rum imported from non-British foreign colonies into the North American colonies. The act specifically aimed at reserving a practical monopoly of the American sugar market to British West

Jacques de Molay was the last grand master of the Knights Templar, an order of knighthood founded during the Crusades that had attained extensive power and wealth. He failed to exercise effective leadership at the time of the suppression of the order by King Philip IV the Fair of France and Pope

Solomon Molcho was a martyr who announced the messiah, arousing the expectations of European Jews. The son of Marrano parents (Portuguese or Spanish Jews forced to become Christians), Pires attained the position of royal secretary in a Portuguese high court of justice. When an Arabian adventurer,

Mold, town, historic and present county of Flintshire (Sir Fflint), northeastern Wales. It is situated on a small stretch of farmland between the two industrial centres of Deeside (region of the River Dee) and Wrexham. Mold grew up around a motte-and-bailey castle that the Normans built in the 12th

mold, in manufacturing, a cavity or matrix in which a fluid or plastic substance is shaped into a desired finished product. A molten substance, such as metal, or a plastic substance is poured or forced into a mold and allowed to harden. Molds are made of a wide variety of materials, depending on

mold, in biology, a conspicuous mass of mycelium (masses of vegetative filaments, or hyphae) and fruiting structures produced by various fungi (kingdom Fungi). Fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Rhizopus form mold and are associated with food spoilage and plant

founding: …together are enclosed in a mold box. The metal is then poured into the mold through special gates and is distributed by runners to different areas of the casting. The mold must be strong enough to resist the pressure of the molten metal and sufficiently permeable to permit the escape…

Vltava River, river, the longest in the Czech Republic, flowing 270 miles (435 km). Its drainage basin is 10,847 square miles (28,093 square km). The river rises in southwestern Bohemia from two headstreams in the Bohemian Forest, the Teplá Vltava and the Studená Vltava. It flows first southeast,

The Moldau , symphonic poem by Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana that evokes the flow of the Vltava River—or, in German, the Moldau—from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest, through the Czech countryside, to the city of Prague. A devoutly patriotic work, The Moldau captures in music

Moldavia, principality on the lower Danube River that joined Walachia to form the nation of Romania in 1859. Its name was taken from the Moldova River (now in Romania). It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by a group of Vlachs, led by Dragoș, who emigrated eastward from Maramureș in

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

Romanian language: Moldovan, the national language of Moldova, is a form of Dacoromanian. It is written in the Latin alphabet.

Moldova: The arts: Moldovan literature experienced the vicissitudes of Soviet literature generally during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Building socialism and creating the new Soviet citizen were the dominant themes, and socialist goals prevailed over aesthetic considerations. Characteristic of these trends were the early prose and poetry…

Romania: Relief: …the Prut River, lies the Moldavian Plateau, with an average elevation of 1,600 to 2,000 feet (500 to 600 metres). The Dobruja (Dobrodgea) tableland, an ancient, eroded rock mass in the southeast, has an average elevation of 820 feet (250 metres) and reaches a maximum elevation of 1,532 feet (467…

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

agricultural technology: Primary tillage equipment: It includes moldboard, disk, rotary, chisel, and subsoil plows.

Curtis Yarvin is an American political theorist who has called for democracy to be replaced by a monarchy headed by a CEO or dictator. Beginning as a fringe figure with a mostly online following, he has become an oft-cited thinker by the new right; Yarvin was quoted several times by J.D. Vance

Molde, town, western Norway. It lies along Molde Fjord, an inlet of the Norwegian Sea. A port since the 15th century, Molde was partially destroyed by fire in 1916, damaged during World War II, then rebuilt completely. During April 1940 it was the temporary home of the Norwegian government. Local

baking: Molding: The molder receives pieces of dough from the intermediate proofer and shapes them into cylinders ready to be placed in the pans. There are several types of molders, but all have four functions in common: sheeting, curling, rolling, and sealing. The dough as it comes from…

molding, in architecture and the decorative arts, a defining, transitional, or terminal element that contours or outlines the edges and surfaces on a projection or cavity, such as a cornice, architrave, capital, arch, base, or jamb. The surface of a molding is modeled with recesses and reliefs,

joint: Fibrous joints: …its skull, a process called molding. (The effects of molding usually disappear quickly.) After birth, all sutures become immobile joints. The expanded anterior and posterior ends of the sagittal suture are called fontanels; they lie immediately above a large blood channel (superior sagittal sinus).

casting, in the metal and plastics industry, the process whereby molten material is poured or forced into a mold and allowed to harden. See

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

Moldavia, principality on the lower Danube River that joined Walachia to form the nation of Romania in 1859. Its name was taken from the Moldova River (now in Romania). It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by a group of Vlachs, led by Dragoș, who emigrated eastward from Maramureș in

Moldova: Education: The Moldova Academy of Sciences, established in Chișinău in 1946, coordinates the activities of scientific institutions. In addition, dozens of research centres in the fields of viticulture, horticulture, beet growing, grain cultivation, and wine making have been set up, and Moldovan scientists have won international acclaim…

vertically striped blue-yellow-red national flag with a central coat of arms featuring an eagle. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2.Moldova declared independence during World War I. At various times in prior centuries it had been a part of Moldavia, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and

history of Moldova, a survey of the notable events and people in the history of Moldova, from ancient times to the present. Bessarabia—the name often given to the region of historical Moldavia between the Dniester and Prut rivers—has a long and stormy history. Part of Scythia in the 1st millennium

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

Moldova: Ethnic groups: …Moldova’s population consists of ethnic Moldovans. There are smaller populations of Ukrainians, Russians, Gagauz, Roma (Gypsies), and Bulgarians. The Ukrainian population of Moldova, the largest minority group, is divided between those who are native to the country (their ancestors having farmed for centuries in what is now Moldova) and those…

Romanian language: Moldovan, the national language of Moldova, is a form of Dacoromanian. It is written in the Latin alphabet.

Moldova: The arts: Moldovan literature experienced the vicissitudes of Soviet literature generally during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Building socialism and creating the new Soviet citizen were the dominant themes, and socialist goals prevailed over aesthetic considerations. Characteristic of these trends were the early prose and poetry…

Moldoveanu, peak in the Făgăraş Mountains of the Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians) of Romania. At an elevation of 8,346 feet (2,544 metres), it is the highest peak in

Moldoveanu, peak in the Făgăraş Mountains of the Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians) of Romania. At an elevation of 8,346 feet (2,544 metres), it is the highest peak in

Romania: Relief: …the Prut River, lies the Moldavian Plateau, with an average elevation of 1,600 to 2,000 feet (500 to 600 metres). The Dobruja (Dobrodgea) tableland, an ancient, eroded rock mass in the southeast, has an average elevation of 820 feet (250 metres) and reaches a maximum elevation of 1,532 feet (467…

Moldova, landlocked country lying in the northeastern corner of the Balkan region of Europe. Its capital city is Chișinău, located in the south-central part of the country. Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it

harbours and sea works: Keel and bilge blocks: Keel and bilge blocks, on which the ship actually rests when dry-docked, are of a sufficient height above the floor of the dock to give reasonable access to the bottom plates. Such blocks are generally made of cast steel with renewable…

mole, in dermatology, pigmented, flat or fleshy skin lesion, composed for the most part of an aggregation of melanocytes, the cells of the skin that synthesize the pigment melanin. In thicker moles, nerve elements and connective tissue are also present. Moles vary in colour from light to dark brown

mole, a cooked chili sauce of Mexican origin, considered an essential item of Mexican cuisine. In Mexican Spanish, mole, derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) mōlli (“sauce”), is the generic word for a cooked sauce. It is different from salsa in being more like a gravy than a condiment, its ingredients

mole, (family Talpidae), any of 42 species of insectivores, most of which are adapted for aggressive burrowing and for living most of their lives underground. Burrowing moles have a cylindrical body with a short tail and short, stocky limbs. A long, nearly hairless, and highly mobile piglike muzzle

tunnels and underground excavations: Soft-ground moles: …their first success in 1954, moles (mining machines) have been rapidly adopted worldwide. Close copies of the Oahe moles were used for similar large-diameter tunnels in clay shale at Gardiner Dam in Canada and at Mangla Dam in Pakistan during the mid-1960s, and subsequent moles have succeeded at many other…

mole, in chemistry, a standard scientific unit for measuring large quantities of very small entities such as atoms, molecules, or other specified particles. The mole designates an extremely large number of units, 6.02214076 × 1023. The General Conference on Weights and Measures defined the mole as

mole crab, (Emerita, or Hippa, talpoida), crab of the Atlantic beaches from New England to Mexico. It is so named from its digging mole-fashion in sand. The shell is about 3.75 centimetres (1.5 inches) long, somewhat egg-shaped and yellowish white with purplish markings. It lives on beaches in the

mole cricket, (family Gryllotalpidae), any of about 65 species of orthopteran insects so named for their molelike appearance and underground habits. The mole cricket has forelegs modified for shovelling, a cylindrical body, a pointed head, and a velvety coat of hairlike setae. It burrows into moist

land reclamation: Reclamation of swampy lands: …unlined underground drains is called mole drainage. After a period of time, depending upon the stability of the soil, the unlined channels collapse and the mole drainage operation must be repeated. With the development of low-cost flexible plastic materials, devices for lining mole drains with perforated plastic liners to increase…

liquid: Mole fraction and mole percentage: It often is useful to express the composition of nonelectrolyte solutions in terms of mole fraction or mole percentage. In a binary mixture—i.e., a mixture of two components, 1 and 2—there are two mole fractions, x1 and x2, which satisfy…

Ghana: Plant and animal life: The Mole National Park near Damongo is about 1,900 square miles (4,900 square km) in extent and has an abundant game population including elephants, monkeys, and crocodiles. Kakum National Park, which is located about 14 miles (22 km) north of Cape Coast and opened to the…

liquid: Mole fraction and mole percentage: It often is useful to express the composition of nonelectrolyte solutions in terms of mole fraction or mole percentage. In a binary mixture—i.e., a mixture of two components, 1 and 2—there are two mole fractions, x1 and x2, which satisfy…

blesmol, (family Bathyergidae), any of about a dozen species of burrowing African rodents that live in arid regions south of the Sahara (desert). Blesmols are highly adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They appear virtually neckless, having strong, blunt heads with incisor teeth protruding forward

Môle Saint-Nicolas, village, just northeast of Cap Saint-Nicolas, on the northwestern coast of Haiti. Situated on an inlet of the Windward Passage (a strait between Haiti and Cuba), it is the site where Christopher Columbus first landed (Dec. 6, 1492) on the island, which he named La Isla Española

Mole Valley, district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It occupies the south-central portion of Surrey, with the town of Dorking as its administrative and service centre. The River Mole, from which the district takes its name, flows northward across it to join

burrowing asp, (genus Atractaspis), any of 19 species of venomous, secretive snakes, also known as mole vipers and stiletto snakes, of tropical Africa and the Middle East. They belong to the family Atractaspididae, a group distinct from vipers and elapids. Atractaspidids are characterized by a

hydatidiform mole, in human pregnancy, abnormal growth of the chorion, the outermost vascular membrane that in a normal pregnancy would enclose the embryo and ultimately give rise to the placenta. In the situation in which the hydatidiform mole develops, the embryo is usually either absent or dead.

Louis-Mathieu, Count Molé was a French monarchist statesman who held office under Napoleon I, Louis XVIII, and Louis-Philippe. The young Molé left France during the Revolution but returned in 1796. He gained Napoleon’s approval after his publication of Essais de morale et de politique (1806), a

Mole Valley: The River Mole, from which the district takes its name, flows northward across it to join the Thames at Hampton Court, on the southwestern edge of Greater London. The river cuts through a line of chalk hills (the North Downs) in a steep-sided valley that is…

Television in the United States: Reality TV: Survivor-like challenge shows included The Mole (ABC, 2001–04 and 2008), The Amazing Race (CBS, begun 2001), and I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here (ABC, 2003; NBC, 2009). Makeovers, once the subject of daytime talk-show segments, got the full prime-time treatment on series such as Extreme Makeover (ABC,…

Moloch, a Canaanite deity associated in biblical sources with the practice of child sacrifice. The name derives from combining the consonants of the Hebrew melech (“king”) with the vowels of boshet (“shame”), the latter often being used in the Old Testament as a variant name for the popular god

radiation: Molecular activation: A molecule is considered activated when it absorbs energy by interaction with radiation. In this energy-rich state it may undergo a variety of unusual chemical reactions that are normally not available to it in thermal equilibrium. Of special importance is electronic activation—i.e., production…

maser, device that produces and amplifies electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range of the spectrum. The first maser was built by the American physicist Charles H. Townes. Its name is an acronym for “microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.” The wavelength produced by a

molecular gastronomy, the scientific discipline concerned with the physical and chemical transformations that occur during cooking. The name is sometimes mistakenly given to the application of scientific knowledge to the creation of new dishes and culinary techniques. The scientific

molecular beam, any stream or ray of molecules moving in the same general direction, usually in a vacuum—i.e., inside an evacuated chamber. In this context the word molecule includes atoms as a special case. Most commonly, the molecules comprising the beam are at a low density; that is, they are

crystal: Molecular binding: The Dutch physicist Johannes D. van der Waals first proposed the force that binds molecular solids. Any two atoms or molecules have a force of attraction (F) that varies according to the inverse seventh power of the distance R between the centres of…

molecular biology, field of science concerned with studying the chemical structures and processes of biological phenomena that involve the basic units of life, molecules. The field of molecular biology is focused especially on nucleic acids (e.g., DNA and RNA) and proteins—macromolecules that are

James Watson: Later work: In 1965 he published Molecular Biology of the Gene, one of the most extensively used modern biology texts. He later wrote The Double Helix (1968), an informal personal account of the DNA discovery and the roles of the people involved in it, which aroused some controversy.

elastomer: Molecular branching: Some rubbery solids are made by simultaneous polymerization and interlinking. If during polymerization each unit can add more than one other unit, then as the molecule increases in size it will branch out with many arms that will divide and interlink to create…

conservation: Calculating background extinction rates: …constant—hence, the concept of the molecular clock (see evolution: The molecular clock of evolution)—which allows scientists to estimate the time of the split from knowledge of the DNA differences. For example, from a comparison of their DNA, the bonobo and the chimpanzee appear to have split one million years ago,…

molecular cloud, interstellar clump or cloud that is opaque because of its internal dust grains. The form of such dark clouds is very irregular: they have no clearly defined outer boundaries and sometimes take on convoluted serpentine shapes because of turbulence. The largest molecular clouds are