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(Encyclopedia) homogenizationhomogenizationhəmŏjˌənəzāˈshən [key], process in which a mixture is made uniform throughout. Generally this procedure involves reducing the size of the particles of one…Hitchcock, Lambert
(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Lambert, 1795–1852, American chairmaker, b. Cheshire, Conn. In 1818 in Barkhamsted, Conn., Hitchcock established a factory whose employees came to number about 100. The…pyramid, in geometry
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pyramid pyramid, in geometry, solid figure bounded by a polygon (the base, or directrix) and the surface generated by a moving line (the generator) passing through a fixed…Pescadores
(Encyclopedia) PescadoresPescadorespĕskədôrˈəz, –rəs [key], Mandarin Penghu or P'eng-hu, group of 64 small islands (2010 pop. 86,967), area c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Taiwan Strait, c.25 to 30 mi (40…Page, Larry
(Encyclopedia) Page, Larry (Lawrence Edward Page), 1973–, American business executive and computer scientist, b. East Lansing, Mich., grad Univ. of Michigan (B.S.E., 1995), Stanford (M.S., 1998).…Ogilvy, David Mackenzie
(Encyclopedia) Ogilvy, David Mackenzie, 1911–99, British-American advertising executive. He was a chef in Paris and a door-to-door salesman before entering advertising, becoming an account executive…viscose process
(Encyclopedia) viscose processviscose processvĭsˈkōs [key], method widely used for the commercial preparation of rayon. Cellulose, prepared from either wood pulp or, less commonly, cotton linters, is…computer-aided manufacturing
(Encyclopedia) computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the…coquilla nut
(Encyclopedia) coquilla nutcoquilla nutkōkēˈyə, kōkēlˈyə [key] [Span.,=little coconut], fruit of a Brazilian palm (Attalea funifera), closely related to the coconut palm. Its fruit, 3 to 4 in. (7.6–…agar, substance obtained from seaweed
(Encyclopedia) agaragaräˈgär, āˈ–, ăgˈär [key], product obtained from several species of red algae, or seaweed, chiefly from the Ceylon, or Jaffna, moss (Gracilaria lichenoides) and species of…Trending
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