A soft, dense, flaky, greyish-white earth found on the island of Chios, anciently used as an astringent and cosmetic.

plural of earthquake storm

plural of earth tongue

plural of earthberry

Alternative form of earthberry

(rare, nonstandard) A berry whose fruit lies upon the ground, in particular the strawberry (plant and fruit)

plural of near-Earth object

The hypothesis that the evolution of life required an improbable combination of astrophysical and geological events and circumstances, and for this reason complex extraterrestrial life is a very improbable phenomenon and likely to be extremely rare.

(architecture) A style of architecture found in regions such as the Philippines and Guatemala, where large public buildings were rebuilt in the baroque style after destructive earthquakes.

plural of alkaline-earth metal