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Algarve

(Encyclopedia) AlgarveAlgarveəlgärˈvə [key], historic province, 1,958 sq mi (5,070 sq km), extreme S Portugal, coextensive with Faro dist. The capital is Faro, and other important cities are Silves,…

benzaldehyde

(Encyclopedia) benzaldehydebenzaldehydebĕnzălˈdəhīd [key] or benzenecarbonalbenzenecarbonalbĕnˌzēnkärˈbənəl [key], C6H5CHO, colorless liquid aldehyde with a characteristic almond odor. It boils at…

Iráklion

(Encyclopedia) Iráklion Iráklion ēräˈklēôn [key] or Candia Iráklion…

nitrobenzene

(Encyclopedia) nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2, very poisonous, flammable, pale yellow, liquid aromatic compound with an odor like that of bitter almonds. It is sometimes called oil of mirbane or nitrobenzol.…

Málaga

(Encyclopedia) MálagaMálagamäˈlägä [key], city (1990 pop. 560,495), capital of Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Guadalmedina River and the Costa del Sol. Picturesquely situated on the Bay…

laetrile

(Encyclopedia) laetrilelaetrilelāˈətrĭlˌ [key], name given to the chemical amygdalin, a substance derived from an extract of the kernels of many fruits, notably apricots, bitter almonds, and peaches…

Aegina, island, Greece

(Encyclopedia) Aegina or Aíyina Aíyina āˈyēnä [key], island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), off SE Greece, in the Saronic Gulf (or Gulf of Aegina), near Athens. Sponge fishing…

salicylate

(Encyclopedia) salicylatesalicylatesəlĭsˈəlātˌ [key], any of a group of analgesics, or painkilling drugs, that are derivatives of salicylic acid. The best known is acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin.…