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Brewer's: O'lio
or Oglio. A mixture or medley of any sort. (Spanish, olla, a pot for boiling similar to what the French call their pot au feu. The olio is the mixture of bread, vegetables, spices, meat,…Brewer's: Barley Sugar
Sugar boiled in a decoction of barley. It is not now made so, but with saffron, sugar, and water, flavoured with oil of citron, orange, or lemon. “Barley sugar was prepared by boiling down…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 17, 1806
Day 1148 Day 1150 Lewis, January 17, 1806 Saturday January 17th 1806 This morning we were visited by Comowool and 7 of the Clatsops our nearest neighbours, who left us again in the evening…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, January 17, 1806
Day 1149 Day 1151 Clark, January 17, 1806 Sunday 17th January 1806 This morning we were visited by Comowool and 7 of the Clatsops our nearest neighbours, who left us again in the evening.…Brewer's: Medea's Kettle
or Caldron, to boil the old into youth again. Medea, the sorceress, cut an old ram to pieces, and, throwing the pieces into her caldron, the old ram came forth a young lamb. The daughters…Brewer's: Stone Soup
or St. Bernard's Soup. A beggar asked alms at a lordly mansion, but was told by the servants they had nothing to give him. “Sorry for it,” said the man, “but will you let me boil a little…Brewer's: Bubble
(A) “The whole scheme [the Fenian raid on British America] was a collapsed bubble.”- The Times. The Bubble Act, 6 George I., cap. 18; published 1719, and repealed July 5th, 1825. Its…Origin of Life: Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous Generation Origin of Life Introduction Spontaneous Generation Early Earth Environment It was once believed that life could come from nonliving things, such as mice from corn, flies…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, October 17, 1805
Day 950 Day 952 Clark, October 17, 1805 October 17th Thursday 1805 A fair morning made the above observations during which time the principal Chief came down with Several of his principal…molecular weight
(Encyclopedia) molecular weight, weight of a molecule of a substance expressed in atomic mass units (amu). The molecular weight may be calculated from the molecular formula of the substance; it is…Trending
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