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(Encyclopedia) grinding, process by which surface material is removed from an object, usually metal, by the abrasive action of a rotating wheel or a moving belt that contains abrasive grains. A…gluten
(Encyclopedia) gluten, mixture of proteins present in the cereal grains. The long molecules of gluten, insoluble in water, are strong and flexible and form many cross linkages. This gives flour its…Highland Park
(Encyclopedia) Highland Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,415), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business…Absheron
(Encyclopedia) AbsheronAbsheronəpshĭrônˈ [key]Absheronäpshĭrônˈ [key] or ApsheronApsheronəp– [key], peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) long, extending into the Caspian Sea, E Azerbaijan. It is a dry, hilly…Jameson, Sir Leander Starr
(Encyclopedia) Jameson, Sir Leander Starr, 1853–1917, British colonial administrator and statesman in South Africa. He went to Kimberley (1878) as a physician, became associated with Cecil Rhodes in…Ismailia
(Encyclopedia) IsmailiaIsmailiaĭzmāəlēˈə [key] or Al IsmailiyahIsmailiaäl ĭsmăĭlēˈyə [key], city (1986 est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the seat of the Suez Canal…immanence
(Encyclopedia) immanenceimmanenceĭmˈənəns [key] [Lat.,=dwelling in], in metaphysics, the presence within the natural world of a spiritual or cosmic principle, especially of the Deity. It is…internment
(Encyclopedia) internment, in international law, detention of the nationals or property of an enemy or a belligerent. A belligerent will intern enemy merchant ships or take them as prize, and a…Noatak National Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Noatak National Preserve, 6,569,904 acres (2,660,811 hectares), N Alaska. The preserve is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the United States that is still virtually…Nazarenes
(Encyclopedia) NazarenesNazarenesnăzˈərēnz [key], group of German artists of the early 19th cent., who attempted to revive Christian art. In 1809, J. F. Overbeck and Franz Pforr formed an art…Trending
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