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DeLay, Tom
(Encyclopedia) DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a…phenothiazine
(Encyclopedia) phenothiazinephenothiazinefēˌnəthīˈəzĭn [key], any one of a class of drugs used to control mental disorders. Phenothiazines, along with other antipsychotic, or neuroleptic, drugs are…antidiabetic drug
(Encyclopedia) antidiabetic drug, any of several drugs that control blood sugar level in the treatment of diabetes. See insulin.Buxar
(Encyclopedia) Buxar or Baksr Baksr both: bəksärˈ [key], town, Bihar state, E central India. A British victory at…East India Company, British
(Encyclopedia) East India Company, British, 1600–1874, company chartered by Queen Elizabeth I for trade with Asia. The original object of the group of merchants involved was to break the Dutch…Galion
(Encyclopedia) Galion Galion gălˈyən [key], city (2020 pop. 10,453), Crawford co., N central Ohio; inc. as a…dandruff
(Encyclopedia) dandruff, excessive flaking of skin from the scalp, apparent as dry or greasy diffuse scaling with variable itching. It is the sign of a skin disease, such as seborrhea or a fungal…Tallapoosa
(Encyclopedia) Tallapoosa, river, 268 mi (431 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala.; joins the Coosa River near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River. Martin, Thurlow, and…North Canadian
(Encyclopedia) North Canadian, river, 760 mi (1,223 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing SE through Okla. to join the Canadian River in the Eufaula reservoir, E Okla. Federal dams and…paregoric
(Encyclopedia) paregoricparegoricpârˌəgôrˈĭk [key], alcoholic solution of opium and camphor first prepared in the 18th cent. Because of the constipating effect of opium, paregoric has been used to…Trending
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