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phospholipid
(Encyclopedia) phospholipidphospholipidfŏsˌfōlĭpˈĭd [key], lipid that in its simplest form is composed of glycerol bonded to two fatty acids and a phosphate group. The resulting compound called…combine
(Encyclopedia) combinecombinekŏmˈbīn [key], agricultural machine that performs both harvesting and threshing operations. Although it was not widely used until the 1930s, the combine was in existence…coercion
(Encyclopedia) coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of…Bayle, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Bayle, PierreBayle, Pierrepyĕr bāl [key], 1647–1706, French philosopher. Born a Huguenot, he converted to Roman Catholicism and then returned to Protestantism. To avoid French…bioluminescence
(Encyclopedia) bioluminescencebioluminescencebīˌōl&oomacr;ˌmĭnĕsˈəns [key], production of light by living organisms. Organisms that are bioluminescent include certain fungi and bacteria that emit…legislative apportionment
(Encyclopedia) legislative apportionment, subdivision of a political body (e.g., a state or province) for the purpose of electing legislative representatives. In the United States, the Constitution…Pattani
(Encyclopedia) Pattani or PataniPataniboth: pätˈtänēˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 41,605), capital of Pattani prov., S Thailand, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, near the mouth of the Gulf of…Tanizaki, Junichiro
(Encyclopedia) Tanizaki, JunichiroTanizaki, Junichiroj&oobreve;nēˈchērō tänēˈzäkē [key], 1886–1965, Japanese writer. A witness to the devastating Tokyo earthquake of 1923, he moved to the Kansai…Classical Mythology: Clash of the Titans
Clash of the TitansClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans Not all the Titans chose to fight against the children of Cronus. In fact, of the 12 original Titans,…Aesop's Fables: The Swallow and the Crow
by Aesop Prometheus and the Making of ManThe Hunter and the HorsemanThe Swallow and the Crow A Swallow was once boasting to a Crow about her birth. "I was once a princess," said she, "the…Trending
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