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type metal

(Encyclopedia) type metal, alloy of lead with antimony, tin, and sometimes copper, so named because of its one time extensive use for making printing type. Expanding upon solidification, the alloy…

Bergerac

(Encyclopedia) Bergerac Bergerac bĕrzhəräkˈ [key], town, Dordogne dept., SW France, in Périgord, on the…

Swithin, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Swithin or Swithun, SaintSwithin or Swithun, Saintboth: swĭᵺˈən [key], fl. 860, English bishop of Winchester. He was buried, according to his wishes, outside his church, but his relics…

Minsk

(Encyclopedia) MinskMinskmĭnsk, Rus. mēnsk [key], city (1990 est. pop. 1,610,000), capital of Belarus and of the Minsk region, on a tributary of the Berezina. It is a railroad junction with machine,…

Sámos

(Encyclopedia) SámosSámossāˈmŏs, Gr. säˈmôs [key], island (1991 pop. 33,032), c.181 sq mi (469 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Southern Sporades, near Turkey. Largely mountainous, it…

Parma, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) ParmaParmapärˈmä [key], city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Parma River and on the Aemilian Way. It is a rich agricultural market, a…

cupric sulfate

(Encyclopedia) cupric sulfatecupric sulfatek&oomacr;ˈprĭk sŭlˈfāt, ky&oomacr;ˈ– [key] or copper (II) sulfate, chemical compound, CuSO4, taking the form of white rhombohedral crystals or…

Malatya

(Encyclopedia) MalatyaMalatyamälätˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 276,666), capital of Malatya prov., E central Turkey, in the E Taurus Mts. It is the commercial center for a rich farm region that…

Alba Longa

(Encyclopedia) Alba LongaAlba Longaălˈbə lôngˈgə [key], city of ancient Latium, in the Alban Hills near Lake Albano, c.12 mi (19 km) SE of Rome. It was a city before 1100 b.c. and apparently the most…

Anticosti

(Encyclopedia) Anticosti Anticosti ăntĭkŏsˈtē [key], low, flat island, 135 mi (217 km) long and 10 to 30 mi (16–48 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the head of the Gulf of St.…