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(Encyclopedia) Bida Bida bēdäˈ [key], town, W central Nigeria. It is the trade center for a rice-growing…West Memphis
(Encyclopedia) West MemphisWest Memphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 28,259), Crittenden co., NE Ark., next to the Mississippi River (there bridged to Memphis, Tenn.); founded c.1910 as Bragg's Spur…Taube, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Taube, Henry, 1915–2005, American inorganic chemist, b. Saskatchewan, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. at Berkeley in 1940, taught at Cornell from 1941. became a U.S. citizen in 1942,…Cesena
(Encyclopedia) Cesena Cesena chāzāˈnä [key], city, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Sávio…Port Saint Lucie
(Encyclopedia) Port Saint LuciePort Saint Luciel&oomacr;ˈsē [key], city (1990 pop. 55,866), St. Lucie co., central E Fla., on the St. Lucie River; inc. 1961. Fabricated metal products, trailers,…Petrucci, Ottaviano dei
(Encyclopedia) Petrucci, Ottaviano deiPetrucci, Ottaviano deiōtˌtävyäˈnō dāˈē pātr&oomacr;tˈchē [key], 1466–1539, Venetian printer. Petrucci was the inventor of printing music by movable metal…Skara
(Encyclopedia) SkaraSkaraskäˈräˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 10,790), Skaraborg co., S Sweden. Situated in a farming region, it has industries that manufacture metal goods and footwear. Dating from at…prosthetic group
(Encyclopedia) prosthetic group, non-amino acid portions of certain protein molecules. The key part of the prosthetic group may be either organic (such as a vitamin) or inorganic (such as a metal)…Spring Valley
(Encyclopedia) Spring Valley. 1 Uninc. community (1990 pop. 55,331), within the confines of San Diego, San Diego co., SW Calif., on Sweetwater Lake. It is a rapidly growing residential community,…Rutherglen
(Encyclopedia) RutherglenRutherglenrŭᵺˈərglĕn [key], town (1991 pop. 24,900), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. Manufactures include chemicals, paper, textiles, and metal…Trending
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