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digital versatile disc
(Encyclopedia) digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have more than…clone
(Encyclopedia) clone, group of organisms, all of which are descended from a single individual through asexual reproduction, as in a pure cell culture of bacteria. Except for changes in the hereditary…Dreiser, Theodore
(Encyclopedia) Dreiser, TheodoreDreiser, Theodoredrīˈsər, –zər [key], 1871–1945, American novelist, b. Terre Haute, Ind. A pioneer of naturalism in American literature, Dreiser wrote novels…sodium silicate
(Encyclopedia) sodium silicate, any one of several compounds containing sodium oxide, Na2O, and silica, Si2O, or a mixture of sodium silicates. Sodium orthosilicate is Na4SiO4 (or 2Na2O·SiO2); sodium…Polke, Sigmar
(Encyclopedia) Polke, Sigmar, 1941–2011, innovative German artist best known for his paintings and photography. His family immigrated from East to West Germany in 1953, and he lived in Düsseldorf,…Pilnyak, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Pilnyak, BorisPilnyak, Borisbərēsˈ pēlnyäkˈ [key], pseud. of Boris Andreyevich VogauBoris Andreyevich Vogauəndrāˈyəvĭch vôˈgou [key], 1894–1937?, Russian novelist and short-story…Lewes, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Lewes, George HenryLewes, George Henryl&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], 1817–78, English critic and author. As editor of the Leader (1850–54) and of the Fortnightly Review (1865–66), Lewes…Layamon
(Encyclopedia) LayamonLayamonlāˈəmən, –mŏn, līˈ– [key], fl. c.1200, first prominent Middle English poet. He described himself as a humble priest attached to the church at Ernley (Arley Regis) near…Estrada Palma, Tomás
(Encyclopedia) Estrada Palma, TomásEstrada Palma, Tomástōmäsˈ [key]Estrada Palma, Tomás esträˈᵺä [key]Estrada Palma, Tomáspälˈmä [key], 1835–1908, Cuban revolutionist and first president (1902–6) of…histamine
(Encyclopedia) histaminehistaminehĭsˈtəmēnˌ [key], organic compound derived in the body from the amino acid histidine by the removal of a carboxyl group (COOH). Although found in many plant and…Trending
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