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Bank of the United States
(Encyclopedia) Bank of the United States, name for two national banks established by the U.S. Congress to serve as government fiscal agents and as depositories for federal funds; the first bank was…flame
(Encyclopedia) flame, phenomenon associated with the chemical reaction of a gas that has been heated above its kindling temperature with some other gas, usually atmospheric oxygen (see combustion).…Jordan, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, draining Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake, N central Utah; it passes through Salt Lake City. Fed by numerous streams flowing off the Wasatch Range,…Giannini, A. P.
(Encyclopedia) Giannini, A. P. (Amadeo Peter Giannini)Giannini, A. P.ämädĕˈō, jänēˈnē [key], 1870–1949, American banker and financier, b. San Jose, Calif. The son of Italian immigrants, he joined his…Saguenay
(Encyclopedia) SaguenaySaguenaysăgˈənā, săgˌənāˈ [key], river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, S Que., Canada. It issues from Lac Saint Jean, or Lake Saint John (c.375 sq mi/970 sq km), in two channels, the…Croydon
(Encyclopedia) Croydon, outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is London's second largest shopping and cultural center after West End. London'…Sutton
(Encyclopedia) Sutton, outer borough (1991 pop. 164,300) of Greater London, SE England. It is mainly residential, but plastics, chemicals, radio components, and paper goods are produced. The areas of…Barnet
(Encyclopedia) Barnet Barnet bärˈnət [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Although mainly…blood bank
(Encyclopedia) blood bank, site or mobile unit for collecting, processing, typing, and storing whole blood, blood plasma and other blood constituents. Most hospitals maintain their own blood reserves…Desaguadero
(Encyclopedia) DesaguaderoDesaguaderodāsägwäᵺāˈrō [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, flowing SE from Lake Titicaca to Lake Poopó, W Bolivia. It is used for irrigation in its northern course. Its…Trending
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