Definition that contains xii
- richelieu French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
- gregorian of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582
- taxiway a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
- taxi strip a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
- cardinal richelieu French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
- gregorian calendar the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
- duc de richelieu French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
- mercalli scale a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
- factor xiii in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
- new style calendar the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752