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Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia) Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader, explorer, and promoter of trade and exploration in the South Seas, b. Stonington, Conn. At the age of 14 he went to sea. In command of a…Yaoundé
(Encyclopedia) YaoundéYaoundéyä&oomacr;ndāˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 750,000), capital of Cameroon. It is the country's administrative, financial, and communications center. Manufactures…skin
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cross section of skin skin, the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of…Aleutian Islands
(Encyclopedia) Aleutian IslandsAleutian Islandsəl&oomacr;ˈshən [key], chain of rugged, volcanic islands curving c.1,200 mi (1,900 km) west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula and approaching…body temperature
(Encyclopedia) body temperature, internal temperature of a living organism. Mammals and birds are termed warm-blooded, or homeothermic, i.e., they are able to maintain a relatively constant inner…EFTA
(Encyclopedia) EFTA: see European Free Trade Association.chartered companies
(Encyclopedia) chartered companies, associations for foreign trade, exploration, and colonization that came into existence with the formation of the European nation states and their overseas…Yoshida, Shigeru
(Encyclopedia) Yoshida, ShigeruYoshida, Shigerushēgāˈr&oomacr; yōˈshēdä [key], 1878–1967, Japanese statesman. He was until 1954 the most powerful political figure in postwar Japan. He was…Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr., 1921–2006, American political leader and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1993–94), b. Mission, Tex. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Texas in…Prozac
(Encyclopedia) Prozac, trade name for fluoxetine hydrochloride. See antidepressant.Trending
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