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lignite
(Encyclopedia) lignitelignitelĭgˈnīt [key] or brown coal, carbonaceous fuel intermediate between coal and peat, brown or yellowish in color and woody in texture. It contains more moisture than coal…Hinnom
(Encyclopedia) HinnomHinnomhēnōmˈ [key], valley, W and S of Jerusalem. Its ill repute in the Bible emanated from the worship there of foreign gods, including supposed child sacrifice to Molech at…Marsh test
(Encyclopedia) Marsh test, method for the detection of arsenic, so sensitive that it can be used to detect minute amounts of arsenic in foods (the residue of fruit spray) or in stomach contents. The…Southwell, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Southwell, Robert, 1561?–1595, English Jesuit poet, venerated by Roman Catholics as a martyr, b. Norfolk. He was brought up a Catholic and educated abroad, mainly at Douai. In 1580 he…Lanark, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric…neuritis
(Encyclopedia) neuritisneuritisn&oobreve;rīˈtĭs, ny&oobreve;– [key], inflammation of a peripheral nerve, often accompanied by degenerative changes in nervous tissue. The cause can be…phlogiston theory
(Encyclopedia) phlogiston theoryphlogiston theoryflōjĭsˈtŏn [key], hypothesis regarding combustion. The theory, advanced by J. J. Becher late in the 17th cent. and extended and popularized by G. E.…Einsiedeln
(Encyclopedia) Einsiedeln Einsiedeln īnˈzēˌdəln [key], town, Schwyz canton, E central Switzerland. Einsiedeln is the…Drury Lane
(Encyclopedia) Drury Lane, street and district of London, at first a place of fine residences, among which was that of the Drury family. It was the site of the original Drury Lane Theatre, which was…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Down The Burn, Davie
by Robert Burns Behold The Hour, The Boat ArriveThou Hast Left Me Ever, JamieDown The Burn, Davie As down the burn they took their way, And thro' the flowery dale; His…Trending
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