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(Encyclopedia) water table, the top zone of soil and rock in which all voids are saturated with water. The level of the water table varies with topography and climate, and depends on the degree to…sanitary science
(Encyclopedia) sanitary science, principles of health preservation, embracing hygiene, on an individual level, and public health, on a communal level. Those who specialize in sanitary science are…hydrometer
(Encyclopedia) hydrometerhydrometerhīdrŏmˈətər [key], device used to determine directly the specific gravity of a liquid. It usually consists of a thin glass tube closed at both ends, with one end…standpipe
(Encyclopedia) standpipe, tank or pipe for holding water in an elevated position to create pressure in a water supply system. For a tall building, where the pressure from the mains at street level is…antidiabetic drug
(Encyclopedia) antidiabetic drug, any of several drugs that control blood sugar level in the treatment of diabetes. See insulin.Awe, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Awe, LochAwe, Lochlŏkh ô [key], lake, 25 mi (40 km) long, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland; 118 ft (36 m) above sea level. The hydroelectric power facility at Cruachan (completed 1967) has…Thirlmere
(Encyclopedia) Thirlmere, lake, c.3 mi (5 km) long, in the Lake District, Cumbria, NW England, near Keswick. In 1894, through the construction of a high dam (which raised the water level c.50 ft/15 m…Meurthe
(Encyclopedia) MeurtheMeurthemört [key], river, c.105 mi (169 km) long, rising in the Vosges, NE France, and flowing NW past Lunéville to join the Moselle River just N of Nancy. Its very irregular…Hazaribagh
(Encyclopedia) Hazaribagh or Hazaribag Hazaribagh həzäˈrĭbägˌ [key], town, Jharkhand state…price
(Encyclopedia) price, amount of money for which a unit of goods or services is exchanged. Price is equivalent to market value and may or may not measure the intrinsic value of the goods or services…Trending
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