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sewerage

(Encyclopedia) sewerage, system for the removal and disposal of chiefly liquid wastes and of rainwater, which are collectively called sewage. The average person in the industrialized world produces…

The Alien Enemies Act

An Act respecting alien enemies Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever there shall be a…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Excretory System

The Excretory SystemAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Excretory SystemWaterworksWhere It All HappensReabsorptionWhen You Gotta Go … When many people look at the cardiovascular system they often tend to…

South Carolina's Confederate Flag Comes Down

Controversial confederate flag removed from the statehouse by Borgna Brunner Related Links Confederate Flag ControversyConfederate Flags of the Old SouthConfederate States of…

liquefaction

(Encyclopedia) liquefaction, change of a substance from the solid or the gaseous state to the liquid state. Since the different states of matter correspond to different amounts of energy of the…

lymphatic system

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lymphatic system lymphatic systemlymphatic systemlĭmfătˈĭk [key], network of vessels carrying lymph, or tissue-cleansing fluid, from the tissues into the veins of the…

coal mining

(Encyclopedia) coal mining, physical extraction of coal resources to yield coal; also, the business of exploring for, developing, mining, and transporting coal in any form. Coal has been historically…

Fourteen Points

(Encyclopedia) Fourteen Points, formulation of a peace program, presented at the end of World War I by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in an address before both houses of Congress on Jan. 8, 1918. The…

Xi Jinping

(Encyclopedia) Xi Jinping Xi Jinping shē jēnpēng [key], 1953–, Chinese political leader, b. Beijing. He is the son…

blast furnace

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Blast furnace for production of iron blast furnace, structure used chiefly in smelting. The principle involved in this means of extracting metals is that of the reduction of…