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Glossary of Chemical Terms - L

LA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Lanthanides The series of f-block elements between lanthanum and hafnium. laser Acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of…

Brewer's: Dove

—i.e. the diver-bird; perhaps so called from its habit of ducking the head. So also columba (the Latin for dove) is the Greek kolumbis (a diver). Dove (The). The dove, in Christian…

Brewer's: Animals sacred to special Deities

DeityAnimalsTo Apollothe wolf, the griffon, and the crowto Bacchusthe dragon and the pantherto Dianathe stagto Æsculapiusthe serpentto Herculesthe deerto Isisthe heiferto Jupiterthe…

Brewer's: Ape

The buf foon ape, in Dryden's poem called The Hind and the Panther, means the Free-thinkers. Next her [the bear ] the buffoonape, as atheists use, Mimicked all sects, and had his own to…

Edmonton Oilers 1999 Roster By Statistics

Top ScorersGmGAPts+/-PMPPBill Guerin80303464713313Josef Beranek661930496237Mike Grier822024445543Pat Falloon82172340-4208Rem Murray782118394204Doug Weight4363137-8121Todd…

Christina Rossetti: A Year's Windfalls

A Year's WindfallsOn the wind of January Down flits the snow, Travelling from the frozen North As cold as it can blow. Poor robin redbreast, Look where he comes; Let him in to feel your…

Movies and Film: A Musical Interlude

A Musical InterludeMovies and FilmFilm: Sound in MoviesA Brief History of Sound in MoviesBring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundSound Effects and Their FunctionsA Musical…

1975 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1975 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop“Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain and Tennille (A&M)“Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong” B.J. Thomas (ABC)“Wildfire” Michael Murphey (Epic…

Brewer's: Dee

—i.e. D for a detective. Look sharp! the dees are about. Dee (Dr. John). A man of vast knowledge, whose library, museum, and mathematical instruments were valued at pound £2,000. On one…