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(Encyclopedia) steel, alloy of iron, carbon, and small proportions of other elements. Iron contains impurities in the form of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and manganese; steelmaking involves the…steel industry
(Encyclopedia) steel industry, the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished…Izvolsky, Aleksandr Petrovich
(Encyclopedia) Izvolsky, Aleksandr PetrovichIzvolsky, Aleksandr Petrovichəlyĭksänˈdər pētrôˈvĭch ēzvôlˈskē [key], 1856–1919, Russian diplomat instrumental in fostering the Triple Entente with France…Lenox
(Encyclopedia) Lenox, town (1990 pop. 5,069), Berkshire co., W Mass., in the Berkshire Mts., 7 mi (11 km) south of Pittsfield. It is primarily a summer resort. The Tanglewood Music Festival, one of…McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.măkˈənrōˌ [key], 1959–, American tennis player, b. Weisbaden, West Germany. He grew up in Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. After winning the…characin
(Encyclopedia) characincharacinkârˈəsĭn [key] or characidcharacin–sĭd [key], common name for members of the Characidae, a large and diverse family comprising 700 species of freshwater fishes. The…aardvark
(Encyclopedia) aardvarkaardvarkärdˈvärk [key] [Du.,=ground pig], nocturnal mammal of the genus Orycteropus, sole representative of the order Tubulidentata. There are two species, one in central…Edirne
(Encyclopedia) Edirne Edirne ĕdērˈnĕ [key], formerly Adrianople Edirne…Hampton, part of Greater London, England
(Encyclopedia) Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about…shearwater
(Encyclopedia) shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on…Trending
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