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(Encyclopedia) saprophytesaprophytesăpˈrəfītˌ [key], any plant that depends on dead plant or animal tissue for a source of nutrition and metabolic energy, e.g., most fungi (molds) and a few flowering…Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802–39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839–58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858–60 Æthelbert,…ductility
(Encyclopedia) ductility, ability of a metal to plastically deform without breaking or fracturing, with the cohesion between the molecules remaining sufficient to hold them together (see adhesion and…kettle
(Encyclopedia) kettle, oval depression found in glacial moraines, which are landforms made up of rock debris. When a glacier melts and draws away from an area, a block of ice may break off and be…escarpment
(Encyclopedia) escarpment or scarp, long cliff, bluff, or steep slope, caused usually by geologic faulting (see fault) or by erosion of tilted rock layers. An example of a fault scarp is the north…United Irishmen
(Encyclopedia) United Irishmen or United Irish Society, Irish political organization. It was founded at Belfast in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Disgruntled by the use of English patronage to control…Christina Rossetti: 'A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break'
'A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break'I will accept thy will to do and be, Thy hatred and intolerance of sin, Thy will at least to love, that burns within And thirsteth after Me: So will…2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Marco Rubio's Water Break
Jennie Wood 1. Clinton Wins Grammy 2. Sanders Records Folk Album 3. Trump & Wrestlemania 4. Kasich & Bono 5. Christie & Springsteen & Adele 6…short circuit
(Encyclopedia) short circuit, abnormal connection of low resistance between two points of a circuit that usually causes a high, potentially damaging current to flow. To protect against damage,…Trending
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