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Suzuki, Akira
(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, Akira, 1930–, Japanese chemist, Ph.D. Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, 1959. He was a professor at Hokkaido from 1963 until his retirement in 1994. Since then, he has taught for short…mallow
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos mallow, common name for members of the Malvaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs distributed over most of the world and especially abundant in…coyote
(Encyclopedia) coyotecoyotekīˈōt, kīōˈtē [key] or prairie wolf, small, swift wolf, Canis latrans, native to W North America. Historically found in deserts, prairies, open woodlands, and brush country…Hanoi
(Encyclopedia) HanoiHanoihănˈoi, hənoiˈ [key], city (1997 est. pop. 3,500,800), capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River. It is the transportation hub of the country, with two airports…Pluto, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Pluto, in astronomy, a dwarf planet and the first Kuiper belt, or transneptunian, object (see comet) to be discovered (1930) by astronomers. Pluto has an elliptical orbit usually lying…Cameroon, country
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cameroon Cameroon kămˌər&oomacr;nˈ [key], Fr. Cameroun, officially Republic of Cameroon…Rural Electrification Administration
(Encyclopedia) Rural Electrification Administration (REA), former agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture charged with administering loan programs for electrification and telephone service in rural…streetcar
(Encyclopedia) streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers.…short takeoff and landing aircraft
(Encyclopedia) short takeoff and landing aircraft (STOL), heavier-than-air craft, capable of rising from and descending to the ground with only a short length of runway, but incapable of doing so…Shenzhen
(Encyclopedia) ShenzhenShenzhenshĕnˈjŭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 695,600) and port, S Guangdong prov., China, on the South China Sea, N of Hong Kong. Designated a special economic zone in 1979…Trending
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