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  2. Orc - Wikipedia

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    The orc was a sort of "hell-devil" in Old English literature, and the orc-né (pl. orc-néas, "demon-corpses") was a race of corrupted beings and descendants of Cain, alongside the elf, according to the poem Beowulf. Tolkien adopted the term orc from these old attestations, which he professed was a choice made purely for "phonetic suitability ...

  3. Origin recognition complex - Wikipedia

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    The ORC is essential for the loading of MCM complexes onto DNA. This process is dependent on the ORC, Noc3, Cdc6, and Cdt1 – involving several ATP controlled recruiting events. First, the ORC, Noc3p and Cdc6 form a complex on origin DNA (marked by ARS type regions). New ORC/Noc3/Cdc6 complexes then recruit Cdt1/Mcm2-7 molecules to the site.

  4. Odd radio circle - Wikipedia

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    Image of Odd radio circle ORC J2103-6200 by the MeerKAT telescope superimposed on an optical image from the Dark Energy Survey (2022) [1] [2]. In astronomy, an odd radio circle (ORC) is a very large (over 50 thousand times the diameter of our Milky Way ~ 3 million light years) unexplained astronomical object that, at radio wavelengths, is highly circular and brighter along its edges. [3]

  5. Orc (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Orc or ORC may also refer to: Fictional monsters and races. Orc (Blake), a character in the work of William Blake; Orc ; Orc ; l'Orco, a sea ...

  6. Offshore Racing Congress - Wikipedia

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    The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is an international body for the sport of competitive sailing and is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of rating and classification standards used to define offshore, that is marine as opposed to inland, yacht racing handicap categories.

  7. Looksmaxxing - Wikipedia

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    Softmaxxing, a variant of looksmaxxing, is a practice in which people perform several body care routines in an effort to improve ones physical appearance. Some of these practices are fairly common and standard, such as clearing up facial acne, going to the gym, getting a new haircut, or moisturizing. These practices are the most popular, and ...

  8. Oni - Wikipedia

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    Oni, written in kanji as 鬼, is read in China as guǐ , meaning something invisible, formless, or unworldly, in other words, a 'ghost' or the 'soul of the dead'. On the other hand, the Japanese dictionary Wamyō Ruijushō ( 和名類聚抄 ) written in Japan in the 10th century explained the origin of the word oni as a corruption of on/onu ...

  9. Luvah - Wikipedia

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    Albion opposes Luvah, and he falls. Soon, he is born from Enitharmon in the form of Orc. Thus, he transitions from Love into Hate. From him comes wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, and he stars wrecking the body of Albion. [3] After Orc is born, the jealous Los uses the Chains of Jealousy to bind Orc upon a mountain. While bound, his ...