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(Encyclopedia) nutrition, study of the materials that nourish an organism and of the manner in which the separate components are used for maintenance, repair, growth, and reproduction. Nutrition is…Paris, Louis Philippe Albert d'Orléans, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Louis Philippe Albert d'Orléans, comte de: see Orléans, family.Hooten, Earnest Albert
(Encyclopedia) Hooten, Earnest AlbertHooten, Earnest Alberth&oomacr;ˈtən [key], 1887–1954, American anthropologist, b. Clemansville, Wis.; grad. Lawrence College, 1907, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin,…Mathiez, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Mathiez, AlbertMathiez, Albertälbĕrˈ mätyāˈ [key], 1874–1932, French historian, an authority on the French Revolution. He studied under Aulard, whose scientific method he adopted,…Michener, James Albert
(Encyclopedia) Michener, James AlbertMichener, James Albertmĭchˈnər [key], 1907–97, American author, b. New York City, grad. Swarthmore, 1929. His short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific (…Edward, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Edward, Lake, or Edward NyanzaEdward, Lake,nīănˈzə, nē– [key] 830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), in the Great Rift Valley, central Africa, on the Congo-Uganda border. It lies at an altitude of c…Fert, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Fert, AlbertFert, Albertälbârˈ fâr [key], 1938– French physicist, b. Carcassonne, France. After receiving his Ph.D. at the Univ. of Paris-Sud in 1970 Fert accepted a teaching position…mutton
(Encyclopedia) mutton, flesh of mature sheep prepared as food (as opposed to the flesh of young sheep, which is known as lamb). Mutton is deep red with firm, white fat. In Middle Eastern countries it…polychlorinated biphenyl
(Encyclopedia) polychlorinated biphenyl or PCB, any of a group of organic compounds originally widely used in industrial processes but later found to be dangerous environmental pollutants.…stearin
(Encyclopedia) stearinstearinstērˈĭn [key], fat that is the triglyceride of stearic acid, CH3(CH2)16CO2H, i.e., the tristearate ester of glycerol. It is a white crystalline solid at ordinary…Trending
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