Health scientists are becoming more and more interested in the citrulline content of watermelon. Citrulline is an amino acid that is commonly converted by our kidneys and other organ systems into arginine (another amino acid). The flesh of a watermelon contains about 250 millligrams of citrulline per cup.
The Julian day or Julian day number (JDN) is the number of days that have passed since the initial epoch defined as noon Universal Time (UT) Monday, January 1, 4713 BC in the Julian calendar. That noon-to-noon day is counted as Julian day 0. Thus the multiples of 7 are Mondays.
Julian calendar in American English. the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., in which the ordinary year had 365 days: the months were the same as in the Gregorian, or New Style, calendar now used. Example sentences containing 'Julian calendar'. This was the date in the Julian calendar, in use at the time.