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(Encyclopedia) acetateacetateăsˈĭtātˌ [key], one of the most important forms of artificial cellulose-based fibers; the ester of acetic acid. The first patents for the production of fibers from…Marinette
(Encyclopedia) MarinetteMarinettemârĭnĕtˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 11,843), seat of Marinette co., NE Wis., on Green Bay at the mouth of the Menominee River; inc. 1887. A port of entry, it is the…Edmond
(Encyclopedia) Edmond, city (2020 pop. 94,428), Oklahoma co., central Okla.; settled 1889. It is a trading center with a huge oil field and small…Drenthe
(Encyclopedia) Drenthe Drenthe drĕnˈtə [key], province, c.1,030 sq mi (2,670 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering…Fond du Lac
(Encyclopedia) Fond du Lac Fond du Lac fŏnˈ də lăkˌ, –jə– [key], city (2021 pop. 104,…Boksburg
(Encyclopedia) BoksburgBoksburgbŏksˈbûrgˌ [key], city, now part of Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality, Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. It is an important coal-mining center. Some gold mining is…Yichang
(Encyclopedia) YichangYichangyē-chäng [key] or IchangYichangē-chäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 428,400), SW Hubei prov., China, a river port on the Chang. It is the western terminus for large…Whittier
(Encyclopedia) Whittier, city (1990 pop. 77,671), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; in an oil area; inc. 1898. Mainly residential, it has food processing and plants that manufacture transportation equipment…Weissenburg in Bayern
(Encyclopedia) Weissenburg in BayernWeissenburg in Bayernvīˈsənb&oobreve;rk ĭn bīˈyərn [key] or Weissenburg, town, Bavaria, S Germany. It is a manufacturing center of Middle Franconia; products…embargo
(Encyclopedia) embargoembargoĕmbärˈgō [key], prohibition by a country of the departure of ships or certain types of goods from its ports. Instances of confining all domestic ships to port are rare,…Trending
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