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Auchmuty, Sir Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Auchmuty, Sir SamuelAuchmuty, Sir Samuelôkmy&oomacr;ˈtē, ôkˈ–, äˈmətē [key], b. 1758 (not, as commonly stated, 1756) in New York City, d. 1822, British general. A Loyalist soldier…Achan
(Encyclopedia) AchanAchanāˈkăn [key] or AcharAcharāˈkär [key], in the Bible, Judahite who kept some of the spoil from the city of Jericho. For this he was stoned.Muret
(Encyclopedia) MuretMuretmürāˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 18,604), Haute-Garonne dept., S France. It is an agricultural market and produces foundry products, surgical instruments, and bricks. In 1213,…Murfree, Mary Noailles
(Encyclopedia) Murfree, Mary Noailles: see Craddock, Charles Egbert.Murfreesboro
(Encyclopedia) MurfreesboroMurfreesboromûrˈfrēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 44,922), seat of Rutherford co., central Tenn., on Stones River; inc. 1817. It is the processing center of a dairy,…Murgab
(Encyclopedia) MurgabMurgabm&oobreve;rgäbˈ [key], river, 530 mi (853 km) long, rising in the Paropamisus range, NE Afghanistan, flowing NW into Turkmenistan, to the Merv oasis, and disappearing…Murger, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Murger, HenryMurger, HenryäNrēˈ mürzhĕrˈ [key], 1822–61, French poet and novelist. His Scènes de la vie de Bohème (1845–49; tr., 1905, 1930), like many of his works, is a romantic and…muriate of potash
(Encyclopedia) muriate of potash: see potassium chloride.muriatic acid
(Encyclopedia) muriatic acid: see hydrogen chloride.Murieta, Joaquin
(Encyclopedia) Murieta, Joaquin: see Murrieta, Joaquín.Trending
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