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Native American Loan Words

Related Links American Indian Tribes Spanish Loan Words Asian Loan Words Foreign Words and Phrases From their earliest contact with traders and explorers, Native Americans…

oxygen

(Encyclopedia) oxygen, gaseous chemical element; symbol O; at. no. 8; interval in which at. wt. ranges 15.99903–15.99977; m.p. −218.4℃; b.p. −182.962℃; density 1.429 grams per liter at STP; valence −…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 21, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 20, 1805August 22, 1805August 21, 1805 Wednesday August 21st 1805. This morning was very cold. the ice 1/4 of an inch thick on the water…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 28, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 27, 1804July 29, 1804July 28, 1804 July 28th Satturday Set out this morning early, the wind blou from the N. W. by N. a Dark Smokey Morning…

Brewer's: Bain Marie

A saucepan containing hot water into which a smaller saucepan is plunged, either to keep it hot, or that it may boil without burning. A glue pot is a good example. Mons. Bouillet says, “…