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oxidases

(Encyclopedia) oxidases, in biochemistry, enzymes that catalyze reactions that directly involve molecular oxygen (see oxidation and reduction). Some utilize flavin coenzymes derived from riboflavin (…

ormolu

(Encyclopedia) ormoluormoluôrˈməl&oomacr; [key], finish used on metal to imitate gold. It is employed chiefly for furniture mountings. The term originally applied to a coating of ground gold and…

Copiapó

(Encyclopedia) CopiapóCopiapókōpyäpōˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 79,268), capital of Atacama region, N central Chile, on the Copiapó River. An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama…

Falun

(Encyclopedia) Falun Falun fäˈlŭnˌ [key], city, capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624…

brazing

(Encyclopedia) brazing, method of joining metal parts using nonferrous filler metals with high melting points such as copper, silver, and aluminum alloys. Brazing differs from soldering (see solder)…

Thompson, William Boyce

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, William Boyce, 1869–1930, American financier, b. Virginia City, Mont. He operated silver and copper mines in Montana and Arizona before moving to New York City. He was (1914–…

Béchar

(Encyclopedia) Béchar Béchar bāshärˈ [key], formerly Colomb-Béchar Colomb-Béchar…

Rome, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Rome. 1 City (1990 pop. 30,326), seat of Floyd co., NW Ga., where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers meet to form the Coosa, in a farm, timber, and quarry area; inc. 1847. The city was…

plumbing

(Encyclopedia) plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to…

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