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Bida

(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…

Votkinsk

(Encyclopedia) VotkinskVotkinskvôtˈkĭnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 103,500), Udmurt Republic, E European Russia, on a tributary of the Kama River. It has machine plants and sawmills. Founded in 1759 as…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - M

MA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z macromolecule Name given to a very large, and in most cases biologically important molecule.Molar mass certain to be in the thousands of grams, at…

Physical Sciences

Subjects » Geography» History» Language Arts» Mathematics» Science» Social StudiesHomework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening StudyingReference Sources Almanac…

Brewer's: Colour

(See Rank.) Colour Colours. A man of colour. A negro, or, more strictly speaking, one with negro blood. (See Colours.) “There are three great classes: (1) the pure whites; (2) the…

ore

(Encyclopedia) ore, metal-bearing mineral mass that can be profitably mined. Nearly all rock deposits contain some metallic minerals, but in many cases the concentration of metal is too low to…

Limp Bizkit

Significant Other Flip/Interscope Slamming hard and cutting deep, raging noisemakers Limp Bizkit are making the summer of '99 something to shout about. The follow-up to the million-selling 1997…

Saint-Ouen

(Encyclopedia) Saint-OuenSaint-OuensăNt&oomacr;äˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 42,611), Seine–Saint-Denis dept., N central France, on the Seine River. It is an industrial suburb N of Paris and a…

Piqua

(Encyclopedia) PiquaPiquapĭkˈwā [key], city (1990 pop. 20,612), Miami co., W Ohio, on the Miami River; settled 1797, chartered 1929. It is an industrial city with diverse manufactures, including…