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blister

(Encyclopedia) blister, puffy swelling of the outer skin (epidermis) caused by burn, friction, or irritants like poison ivy. A response of the body to protect deeper tissue, blisters generally…

Money

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spontaneous combustion

(Encyclopedia) spontaneous combustion, phenomenon in which a substance unexpectedly bursts into flame without apparent cause. In ordinary combustion, a substance is deliberately heated to its…

seraph

(Encyclopedia) seraphseraphsĕrˈəf [key], plural seraphimseraph–ĭm [key], supernatural being. The name seems to derive from the Hebrew word “to burn.” According to the Book of Isaiah, seraphim have…

money-market fund

(Encyclopedia) money-market fund, type of mutual fund that invests in high-yielding, short-term money-market instruments, such as U.S. government securities, commercial paper, and certificates of…

demonetization

(Encyclopedia) demonetizationdemonetizationdēˌmŏnˌətəzāˈshən [key], governmental withdrawal of the monetary quality from particular coinage or precious metal. By demonetization former money is no…

Love & Money

CBSFriday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Paget Brewster, Brian van Holt, Swoosie Kurtz, and David Ogden Stiers Heiress Allison Conklin (Brewster) falls for her building's super (van Holt) to…

Where the Money Is

Director:Marek KanievskaWriters:E. Max Frye, Topper Lilien, Carroll CartwrightUSA Films/Gramercy Pictures; PG-13; 89 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney…

Brewer's: Money

Shortly after the Gallic invasion, Lucius Furius built a temple to Juno Moneta (the Monitress) on the spot where the house of Manlius Capitolinus stood. This spot of the Capitol was…