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DA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z dehydration A reaction in which the elements that make up water (twice as many hydrogen as oxygen atoms) are removed from an organic compound.…Flags From Around the World
Cite /**/ Despite the use of "the red, white, and blue" to refer to the U.S. flag, those are the most common colors among all flags.The oldest national flag still in use today is the Dannebrog of…Australian aborigines
(Encyclopedia) Australian aborigines, indigenous peoples of Australia. The first modern humans in Australia probably came from somewhere in Asia more than 40,000 years ago, most likely sometime…New Caledonia
(Encyclopedia) New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, officially Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, internally self-governing dependency of France (2015 est. pop. 269,000), land area 7,241…Swabia
(Encyclopedia) SwabiaSwabiaswāˈbēə [key], Ger. Schwaben, historic region, mainly in S Baden-Württemberg and SW Bavaria, SW Germany. It is bounded in the east by Upper Bavaria, in the west by France,…Shinto
(Encyclopedia) ShintoShintoshĭnˈtō [key], ancient native religion of Japan still practiced in a form modified by the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism. In its present form Shinto is…Sikhism
(Encyclopedia) SikhismSikhismsĭkˈĭzəm [key], religion centered in the Indian state of Punjab, numbering worldwide some 19 million. Some 300,000 Sikhs live in Britain, and there are smaller…Ostrogoths
(Encyclopedia) Ostrogoths (East Goths), division of the Goths, one of the most important groups of the Germans. According to their own unproved tradition, the ancestors of the Goths were the Gotar of…Classical Mythology: Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering HeroClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus Oedipus was hailed as…HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?
Where Did HIV Come From?HIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned…Trending
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