The California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) is a species of spiny lobster found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico.
The word gypsum is derived from the Greek word Î³ÏÏÎ¿Ï (gypsos), plaster. Because the quarries of the Montmartre district of Paris have long furnished burnt gypsum (calcined gypsum) used for various purposes, this dehydrated gypsum became known as plaster of Paris.
Words, words, words.. There's the word glabrous to describe smooth skin; it also denotes hairlessness. Smooth skin is often compared to silk or satin, suggesting fineness rather than glassiness. Porcelain and creamy skin are smooth and cool; but they also connote whiteness or pallor.