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AMOS
AMOS or Advanced Mortar System is a 120 mm automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret. AMOS has been fitted to a wide range of armoured vehicles such as the Sisu Pasi, Patria AMV, Combat Vehicle 90 or Combat Boat 90.

Amour
Amour is the French word for love, an intense feeling of affection. It may also refer to:* Amour , a stage musical written by Michel Legrand* Amour , a cycle of clarinet pieces by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Amour (musical)
Amour is a musical fantasy with an English book by Jeremy Sams, music by Michel Legrand, and lyrics by Didier Van Cauwelaert, who wrote the original French libretto.

Amour (Stockhausen)
Amour is a cycle of five pieces for clarinet by Karlheinz Stockhausen, composed in 1974–76. The composer thought of each piece as a gift for a close friend

Amoy
Xiamen, or Amoy, is a city on the southeast coast of China.Amoy may also refer to:*Amoy dialect, a dialect of the Hokkien lects, which are part of the Southern Min group of Chinese languages

Amoy (linguistics)
Amoy , also known as Xiamenese or Xiamen dialect, is a Hokkien dialect which originally comes from Southern Fujian province , in the area centered around the city of Xiamen. It is highly similar to Taiwanese, and is widely known as Hokkien in Southeast Asia. Their relation is similar to the one between British English and American English

Amp
-Science:*Ampere, a unit of electrical current*Adenosine monophosphate, nucleotide found in RNA*Amphetamine, phenethylamine stimulant used for treatment of ADHD and certain sleep disorders*Ampicillin, common antibiotics used in bacteria culture

Amparo
Amparo may refer to:*Writ of amparo, a form of constitutional relief found in the legal systems of various Latin American countries and the Philippines.*Amparo *Amparo Arrebato, Colombian dancer*Amparo Baró, Spanish actress

Amparo (law)
The writ of amparo is a remedy for the protection of constitutional rights, found in certain jurisdictions

Amped (116 Clique album)
Amped is a remix/compilation album containing remixed tracks and new tracks. It is the third compilation album and second remix album by the 116 Clique. It is the first EP by the 116 Clique. It is a combination of rap and rock

Amped (album)
Amped is a 2005 album by Seven Witches, and the first to feature vocalist Alan Tecchio, bassist Kevin Bolembach, and drummer Jeff Curenton.

Ampere
The ampere , often shortened to amp, is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère , French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics

Ampere-turn
The ampere-turn was the MKS unit of magnetomotive force , represented by a direct current of one ampere flowing in a single-turn loop in a vacuum

Ampersand
An ampersand is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and". The symbol is a ligature of the letters in et, Latin for "and".-Etymology:

Amphetamine
Amphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,

Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods

Amphibious
Amphibious means able to use either land or water. In particular it may refer to:*Amphibious warfare, warfare carried out on both land and water*Amphibians, vertebrate animals of the Class Amphibia

Amphibole
Amphibole is the name of an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate minerals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures.-Mineralogy:

Amphiregulin
Amphiregulin, also known as AREG, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the AREG gene.- Function:The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the epidermal growth factor family. It is an autocrine growth factor as well as a mitogen for astrocytes, Schwann cells, and fibroblasts

Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used for spectator sports; these compare more closely to modern

Amphitheatre (Drakensberg)
The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg, South Africa, and is widely regarded as one of the most impressive cliff faces on earth

Amphora
An amphora is a type of vase-shaped, usually ceramic container with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body

Amphoterism
In chemistry, an amphoteric species is a molecule or ion that can react as an acid as well as a base. The word is derived from the Greek word amphoteroi meaning "both"

Ampicillin
Ampicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that has been used extensively to treat bacterial infections since 1961. Until the introduction of ampicillin by the British company Beecham, penicillin therapies had only been effective against Gram-positive organisms such as staphylococci and streptococci

Amplification
Amplification may refer to:* The operation of an amplifier, a natural or artificial device intended to make a signal stronger.* See also Fluidic Amplifier* Amplification , a figure of speech that adds importance to increase its rhetorical effect

Amplification (psychology)
Amplification is to amplify physical symptoms based on psychological factors such as anxiety or depression: "somatosensory amplification refers to the tendency to experience somatic sensation as intense, noxious, and disturbing

Amplifico
Amplifico are a Scottish band comprising Donna Maciocia , Ross Kilgour and Dave Brunton . The name Amplifico was chosen from a Latin dictionary .

Amplifier
Generally, an amplifier or simply amp, is a device for increasing the power of a signal.In popular use, the term usually describes an electronic amplifier, in which the input "signal" is usually a voltage or a current. In audio applications, amplifiers drive the loudspeakers used in PA systems to make the human voice louder or play recorded music

Amplitude
Amplitude is the magnitude of change in the oscillating variable with each oscillation within an oscillating system. For example, sound waves in air are oscillations in atmospheric pressure and their amplitudes are proportional to the change in pressure during one oscillation

Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent

Ampoule
An ampoule is a small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, usually a solid or liquid. Ampoules are commonly made of glass, although plastic ampoules do exist.

AMPS
AMPS or amps can mean any of the following:* 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, an acrylic monomer* Abbreviation of the plural for Ampere, a unit of electrical current

Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems

Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population of 1,209,419 and a metropolitan population of 2,158,592

Amsterdam (Eurovision song)
"Amsterdam" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Dutch by Maggie MacNeal. This was MacNeal's second participation in the Contest; in 1974 she had finished 3rd with "I See a Star" as one half of the duo Mouth & MacNeal.

Amsterdam (Guster song)
"Amsterdam" is Guster's first single released off the 2003 album Keep It Together. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice.-Pop culture references:

Amsterdam (Van Halen song)
"Amsterdam" is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1995 album Balance. It was released as single to mainstream rock radio and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart during the summer of 1995 .

Amu (film)
Amu is a critically acclaimed 2005 film directed by Shonali Bose, based on her own novel by the same name. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Brinda Karat, and Ankur Khanna

Amulet
An amulet, similar to a talisman , is any object intended to bring good luck or protection to its owner.Potential amulets include gems, especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, plants and animals; even words said in certain occasions—for example: vade retro satana—, to repel evil or bad luck.The word "amulet" comes from

Amulet (album)
Amulet is the first album released by Amulet.-Track listing:#"Mystified"#"Fragments of Inspiration"#"Lesson"#"Founder"#"Give"#"Within These Walls"#"Shelves"

Amulet (band)
Amulet was a hardcore punk band based in Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993 by Torgny Amdam. During the 14 years they were active, they released four albums, three EPs and four 7" records

Amulet (fursaxa album)
-Track listing:#"Rheine" – 9:39#"Rodeo in the Sky" – 3:56#"Crimson" – 13:39#"Song to the Cicada" – 13:03#"Tyranny" – 7:27#"Trobairitz" – 8:09#"Renounuos" – 11:39

Amulet (song)
"Amulet" is an electronic–world music song performed by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas and Moroccan-French band Sawt el Atlas. The song was written by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Alex Kasiek and produced by Transglobal Underground for Atlas' second album Halim .-Formats and track listings:These are the formats and track listings of major single releases

AMusA
The Associate of Music, Australia is a diploma awarded to outstanding candidates in the field of practical musical performance, musicianship, and music theory by the Australian Music Examinations Board. The AMusA, also called AMus, is considered a prestigious award, ranking above the eight grades available

AMuse (software)
AMuse is a freeware music collection manager for AmigaOS4 that includes Last.fm client functionality . AMuse supports submissions of locally played music, listening to Last.fm similar artists and user library, scrobbling of tracks

Amusement
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure

Amusement (film)
Amusement is an American 2009 horror film directed by John Simpson and starring Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge and Jessica Lucas. The film went direct-to-video in January 2009

Amusement Park (song)
"Amusement Park" was the second single by rapper 50 Cent from the album Curtis. The music video premiered on Yahoo!'s website May 16. The single is a smooth song that uses different amusement park rides as metaphors for sex.-Background:

Amusia (album)
Amusia is the first album by Punk rock band Katastrophy Wife, released in 2001.-Track listing:All songs by Katastrophy Wife#Gone Away#Boomerang Doll#Git Go#Rosacea#Pretty Car#Anathema#Knife Fight#Haunted#Window#Widdershins

Amy (film)
Amy is a 1981 live-action Disney film released by Buena Vista Distribution Company, written by Noreen Stone and directed by Vincent McEveety, and starring Jenny Agutter.- Plot :

Amygdala
The ' are almond-shaped groups of nuclei located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans. Shown in research to perform a primary role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system.- Anatomical subdivisions :The regions described as amygdala nuclei encompass several

Amygdalin
Amygdalin , C20H27NO11, is a glycoside initially isolated from the seeds of the tree Prunus dulcis, also known as bitter almonds, by Pierre-Jean Robiquet

Amyl
The word or root amyl has two meanings, in organic chemistry and biochemistry.-Biochemistry:In biochemistry, "amyl" means "pertaining to starch", "amylum" being another word for starch

Amyl alcohol
An amyl alcohol is any of 8 alcohols with the formula C5H11OH. A mixture of amyl alcohols can be obtained from fusel alcohol. Amyl alcohol is used as a solvent and in esterfication for example in the production of amyl acetate

Amyl nitrate
Amyl nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula CH34ONO2. This molecule consists of the 5-carbon amyl group attached to a nitrate functional group. It is the ester of amyl alcohol and nitric acid.-Applications:

Amylase
Amylase is an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in human saliva, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. Food that contains much starch but little sugar, such as rice and potato, taste slightly sweet as they are chewed because amylase turns some of their starch into sugar in the mouth

Amyloid
Amyloids are insoluble fibrous protein aggregates sharing specific structural traits. Abnormal accumulation of amyloid in organs may lead to amyloidosis, and may play a role in various neurodegenerative diseases.-Definition:

Amyloid (disambiguation)
An Amyloid is any of certain insoluble fibrous protein aggregates.Amyloid also may refer to:* Amyloid , chemical reaction used in characterization of fungi- See also :* AMOLED, display technology a.k.a. active-matrix OLED

Amyloid (mycology)
In mycology the term amyloid refers to a crude chemical test using iodine in either Melzer's reagent or Lugol's solution, to produce a black to blue-black positive reaction. It is called amyloid because starch gives a similar reaction, and that reaction for starch is also called an amyloid reaction

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input

An (goddess)
An in Sumerian mythology is a goddess, possibly a female principle of the creator god An. Early iconography suggests a celestial sky goddess in the form of a cow whose udders produce rain and who becomes Antu in the Akkadian pantheon.

An (Shinto)
The is a small table or platform used during Shinto ceremonies to bear offerings. It may have four, eight or sixteen legs; the eight-legged variety, called , is the most common.- See also :

An Eye for an Eye (1966 film)
An Eye for an Eye is a 1966 Western film directed by Michael D. Moore. The film is about two bounty hunters who team up to track and take down another man.

An Eye for an Eye (album)
An Eye for an Eye is the third album by the RBL Posse. It was released on September 30, 1997 for Big Beat Records, distributed by Atlantic Records and featured production from Rick Rock, Black C, Mike Caren, Cellski, The Enhancer, Stan Keith, Michael Mosley, Femi Ojetunde, TC, Maurice Thompson and Jay Williams

An Eye for an Eye (film)
An Eye for an Eye is a 1981 American detective action martial arts film starring Chuck Norris as Sean Kane, Christopher Lee as Morgan Canfield, and Mako Iwamatsu as James Chan

ANA
-Abbreviations:* AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik* Administration for Native Americans, a program in the Administration for Children and Families* Afghan National Army* Agency for New Americans, a refugee organization in Boise, Idaho

Anabaptist
Anabaptists are Protestant Christians of the Radical Reformation of 16th-century Europe, and their direct descendants, particularly the Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites.

Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids or colloquially simply as "steroids", are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue , especially in muscles

Anabolism
Anabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that construct molecules from smaller units. These reactions require energy. One way of categorizing metabolic processes, whether at the cellular, organ or organism level is as 'anabolic' or as 'catabolic', which is the opposite

Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae are a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Anacardiaceae include numerous genera with several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, and marula