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(Encyclopedia) Fuchu Fuchu f&oomacr;ˈch&oomacr; [key]. 1 City, Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the…God Save the King
(Encyclopedia) God Save the King (or Queen), the English national anthem. The words and music are both of doubtful origin. The air, possibly derived from a folk tune, has been attributed to Henry…heaves
(Encyclopedia) heaves, chronic pulmonary emphysema in horses. Heaves is characterized by the disruption of normal lung tissue with resultant loss of the lung's elastic recoil. A forced expiratory…hydrophone
(Encyclopedia) hydrophonehydrophonehīˈdrəfōnˌ [key], device that receives underwater sound waves and converts them to electrical energy; the voltage generated can then be read on a meter or played…Highland
(Encyclopedia) Highland. 1 City (2020 pop. 55,629), San Bernardino co., SE Calif., in a citrus-grove area at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts. It has…Horgan, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Horgan, Paul (Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan), 1903–95, American writer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. His diverse works reflect his fascination with the effects of history and landscape…isinglass
(Encyclopedia) isinglassisinglassīˈzənglăsˌ [key], gelatinous semitransparent substance obtained by cleaning and drying the air bladders of the sturgeon, cod, hake, and other fishes. Isinglass is…Mariotte, Edme
(Encyclopedia) Mariotte, EdmeMariotte, Edmeĕdˈmə märyôtˈ [key], 1620?–1684, French physicist. His De la nature de l'air (1676) includes a statement of Boyle's law (see gas laws), which he discovered…Mahón
(Encyclopedia) MahónMahónmäōnˈ [key], Catalan Maó, town (1990 pop. 24,383), capital and chief town of Minorca island, Baleares prov., Spain, in the W Mediterranean Sea. A port with an excellent…loam
(Encyclopedia) loam, soil composed of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in evenly mixed particles of various sizes. More fertile than sandy soils, loam is not stiff and tenacious like clay soils.…Trending
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