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Kakinada
(Encyclopedia) KakinadaKakinadakəkĭnäˈdə [key], formerly CocanadaCocanadakōkənäˈdə [key], town (1991 pop. 327,541), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Godavari River delta. A coastal trading port…Kagera
(Encyclopedia) KageraKagerakägāˈrə [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, formed on the Rwanda-Tanzania border, E central Africa, by the confluence of the Nyabarongo and Ruvubu rivers. The Kagera's…Vizcaíno, Sebastián
(Encyclopedia) Vizcaíno, SebastiánVizcaíno, Sebastiánsāvästyänˈ vēthkäēˈnō [key], c.1550–c.1628, Spanish explorer and merchant. After an unsuccessful attempt to plant a colony in Lower California (…Coleraine
(Encyclopedia) Coleraine Coleraine kōlrānˈ [key], town and district, N Northern Ireland, near the mouth of the Bann…ammoniac
(Encyclopedia) ammoniac or gum ammoniacgum ammoniacəmōˈnēăkˌ [key], yellowish substance with a sickening, bitter taste, obtained from the milky exudate of the injured stem of a plant (Dorema…Garden, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Garden, Alexander, c.1730–1791, Scottish-American naturalist and physician, b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He settled in Charleston, S.C., where he collected mineral, plant, and animal…Bekabad
(Encyclopedia) Bekabad Bekabad byĕkäbädˈ [key], formerly Begovat Begovat…Bentham, George
(Encyclopedia) Bentham, GeorgeBentham, Georgebĕnˈthəm [key], 1800–1884, one of the greatest of English systematic botanists; nephew of Jeremy Bentham. He wrote Handbook of British Flora (1858) and,…Willstätter, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Willstätter, RichardWillstätter, Richardrĭkhˈärt vĭlˈshtĕtər [key], 1872–1942, German chemist. He was professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Chemistry, Berlin (1912–16), and at…Wirt, William Albert
(Encyclopedia) Wirt, William Albert, 1874–1938, American educator, b. Markle, Ind., grad. DePauw Univ. (Ph.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1916). In 1907 he became superintendent of schools in Gary, Ind., where he…Trending
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