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(Encyclopedia) linoleumlinoleumlĭnōˈlēəm [key], resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other…finder
(Encyclopedia) finder, in law. Ordinarily the finder of lost property is entitled to retain it against anyone except the owner. It is larceny, however, for the finder to keep the property if he knows…Brescia
(Encyclopedia) Brescia Brescia brāˈshä [key], city, capital of Brescia prov., Lombardy, N Italy. It is a…Tver
(Encyclopedia) TverTvertvĕr [key], formerly KalininTverkəlyēˈnyĭn [key], city (1989 pop. 451,000), capital of Tver region, central European Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Tver rivers. A…Palladium, in Greek religion
(Encyclopedia) PalladiumPalladiumpəlāˈdēəm [key], in Greek religion, sacred image kept in the temple of Athena at Troy. It was either an image of Athena or an image made by Athena of her unfortunate…Pula
(Encyclopedia) PulaPulap&oomacr;ˈlä [key], Ital. Pola, city (2011 pop. 57,460), W Croatia, on the Adriatic and at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. A major seaport and an industrial…Tainan
(Encyclopedia) Tainan or T'ai-nanTainanboth: tīˈnänˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 1,840,257), W central Taiwan, on the Taiwan Strait. It was created in 2010 when Tainan city was merged with…furfural
(Encyclopedia) CE5 furfuralfurfuralfûrˈfərəl [key] or furfuraldehydefurfuralfûrˌfərălˈdəhīd [key] [Lat.,=bran], C4H3OCHO, viscous, colorless liquid that has a pleasant aromatic odor; upon exposure…bloodhound
(Encyclopedia) bloodhound, breed of large hound whose ancestors were known in the Mediterranean region before the Christian era. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs…potassium chloride
(Encyclopedia) potassium chloride, chemical compound, KCl, a colorless or white, cubic, crystalline compound that closely resembles common salt (sodium chloride). It is soluble in water, alcohol, and…Trending
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