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Braintree, town and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Braintree, town and district, Essex, E England, between the Pant (Blackwater) and Brain river valleys. It has textile, plastic, and…Carpentersville
(Encyclopedia) Carpentersville, village (2020 pop. 36,494), Kane co., NE Ill., on the Fox River, settled 1834, platted 1851, inc. 1887. In a…West Monroe
(Encyclopedia) West Monroe, city (1990 pop. 14,096), Ouachita parish, N La., on the Ouachita River, opposite Monroe, in a forest and lake area; inc. 1851. Its chief products are lumber, paper, metal…Wyoming, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Wyoming, city (1990 pop. 63,891), Kent co., W Mich., in the greater Grand Rapids metropolitan area, on the Grand River; settled 1832, inc. 1959. Mainly residential, the city has food…South Bend
(Encyclopedia) South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. An…Covington
(Encyclopedia) Covington Covington kŭvˈĭngtən [key], city (2020 pop. 40,181), seat of Kenton co., N central Ky., at…button
(Encyclopedia) button, knoblike appendage used on wearing apparel either for ornament or for fastening. Although buttons were sometimes used as fasteners by Greeks and Romans, they were more often…lanthanum
(Encyclopedia) lanthanumlanthanumlănˈthənəm [key] [Gr.,=to lie hidden], metallic chemical element; symbol La; at. no. 57; at. wt. 138.90547; m.p. about 920℃; b.p. about 3,460℃; sp. gr. 6.19 at 25℃;…hydroxide
(Encyclopedia) hydroxidehydroxidehīdrŏkˈsīd [key], chemical compound that contains the hydroxyl (−OH) radical. The term refers especially to inorganic compounds. Organic compounds that have the…rubidium
(Encyclopedia) rubidiumrubidiumr&oomacr;bĭdˈēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Rb; at. no. 37; at. wt. 85.4678; m.p. 38.89℃; b.p. 686℃; sp. gr. 1.53 at 20℃; valence +1. Rubidium is a…Trending
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