The Ishikari River is located in Hokkaido, and is 268 kilometers (167 miles) in length. It orginates in Mount Ishikari of the Kitami Mountains, and flows through Asahikawa and Sapporo. It eventually terminates in the Sea of Japan.
Definition of Greek fire. : an incendiary composition used in warfare by the Byzantine Greeks that is said to have burst into flame on wetting.
flame. 1. the luminous, irregular appearance usually accompanying combustion, or an appearance resembling it. 2. to render sterile by exposure to a flame. flame cell. the excretory cell in cestodes and trematodes; their number and arrangement is a basis for identification. flame figure. in skin lesions such as insect bite reactions, eosinophilic granulomas; characterized by areas of altered collagen surrounded by eosinophils and eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules. flame follicle. inactive hair follicles with excessive trichilemmal keratinization.