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zinc oxide
(Encyclopedia) zinc oxide, chemical compound, ZnO, that is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in acids or alkalies. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals or a white powder commonly known as zinc…Stary Krym
(Encyclopedia) Stary KrymStary Krymstäˌrē krĭm [key] [Rus. and Ukr.,=Old Crimea], city, E Crimea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), it passed to Russian control in 2014 after the…Székesfehérvár
(Encyclopedia) SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvársāˈkĕshfĕˌhârvär [key], Ger. Stuhlweissenburg, city (1991 est. pop. 109,100), W central Hungary. It is a county administrative center, a road and rail…Montpellier
(Encyclopedia) MontpellierMontpelliermôNpĕlyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 210,866), capital of Hérault dept., S France, near the Mediterranean coast. It is a great commercial center. Its industries, many…Mauretania
(Encyclopedia) MauretaniaMauretaniamôrˌətāˈnēə [key], ancient district of Africa in Roman times. In a vague sense it meant only “the land of the Moors” and lay W of Numidia, but more specifically it…Manila hemp
(Encyclopedia) Manila hemp, the most important of the cordage fibers. It is obtained chiefly from the Manila hemp plant (Musa textilis) of the family Musaceae (banana family). It is grown mainly in…Madurai
(Encyclopedia) MaduraiMaduraiməd&oobreve;rīˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,085,914), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Vaigai River. It is known as the “city of festivals and temples” and is the…nitroglycerin
(Encyclopedia) nitroglycerinnitroglycerinnīˌtrōglĭsˈərĭn [key], C3H5N3O9, colorless, oily, highly explosive liquid. It is the nitric acid triester of glycerol and is more correctly called glycerol…Náxos
(Encyclopedia) NáxosNáxosnäkˈsôs, năkˈsŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 14,838), c.160 sq mi (410 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Cyclades. Náxos, the chief town, is on the western…Namur, city, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) Namur, Du. Namen, commune (1991 pop. 103,443), capital of Namur prov., S central Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers. It is a commercial and industrial center as…Trending
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