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(Encyclopedia) magnetitemagnetitemăgˈnətīt [key], lustrous black, magnetic mineral, Fe3O4. It occurs in crystals of the cubic system, in masses, and as a loose sand. It is one of the important ores…Athabasca
(Encyclopedia) AthabascaAthabascaăthəbăsˈkə [key], river, 765 mi (1,231 km) long, rising in the Columbia snowfield of the Canadian Rockies near the Alta.–British Columbia line and flowing N through…Clearwater, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Clearwater, residential and resort city (2020 pop. 117,292), seat of Pinellas co., W central Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula, between…Dee, river, Wales
(Encyclopedia) Dee, Welsh Dyfrdwy, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Cambrian Mts., Gwynedd, NW Wales, and flowing NE through Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), then meandering through a picturesque…Uvalde
(Encyclopedia) UvaldeUvaldey&oomacr;vălˈdē [key], city (1990 pop. 14,729), seat of Uvalde co., SW Tex., in a farm area; founded c.1854, inc. as a city 1921. It is a rail junction in an…Swains Island
(Encyclopedia) Swains Island, island, 1 sq mi (2.59 sq km), district of American Samoa, c.200 mi (320 km) N of Tutuila. It is a ring of sand and coral with luxuriant vegetation. Swains Island has…Gulf War syndrome
(Encyclopedia) Gulf War syndrome, popular name for a variety of ailments experienced by veterans after the Persian Gulf War. Symptoms reported include nausea, cramps, rashes, short-term memory loss,…Howe, Frederic Clemson
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Frederic Clemson, 1867–1940, American lawyer, government official, and political scientist, b. Meadville, Pa. He practiced law (1894–1909) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was…lancelet
(Encyclopedia) lancelet, name for small, fishlike lower chordate (see Chordata), also called amphioxus; it shows many affinities with the vertebrates. There are about 30 lancelet species, most…Flaubert, Gustave
(Encyclopedia) Flaubert, GustaveFlaubert, Gustavegüstävˈ flōbĕrˈ [key], 1821–80, French novelist, regarded as one of the supreme masters of the realistic novel. He was a scrupulous, slow writer,…Trending
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