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(Encyclopedia) water glass or soluble glass, colorless, transparent, glasslike substance available commercially as a powder or as a transparent, viscous solution in water. Chemically it is sodium…July 2016: Sand and Soberanes Fires Rage in California
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of July 2016…beach
(Encyclopedia) beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied…John Keats: To George Felton Mathew
by JohnKeatsTo My Brother GeorgeTo George Felton Mathew Sweet are the pleasures that to verse belong, And doubly sweet a brotherhood in song; Nor can remembrance, Mathew! bring to view A…cutting
(Encyclopedia) cutting, in horticulture, part of a plant stem, leaf, or root cut off and used for producing a new plant. It is a convenient and inexpensive method of propagation, not possible for all…sidewinder
(Encyclopedia) sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious…Jones Beach
(Encyclopedia) Jones Beach, state park, 2,413 acres (977 hectares), on an offshore bar, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Nassau co.; est. 1929. It is noted for its wide, white sand beaches, outdoor marine…Prince Edward Island National Park
(Encyclopedia) Prince Edward Island National Park, 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes,…abrasive
(Encyclopedia) abrasive, material used to grind, smooth, cut, or polish another substance. Natural abrasives include sand, pumice, corundum, and ground quartz. Carborundum (silicon carbide) and…Nafud
(Encyclopedia) NafudNafudnäf&oomacr;dˈ [key] or NefudNefudnĕf&oomacr;dˈ [key], desert area in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, occupying a great oval depression; 180 mi (290 km)…Trending
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