(Encyclopedia) Colón, city, Panama, at the
Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colón, the second largest city in
Panama, was surrounded by, but not part…
(Encyclopedia) Adrogué
Adrogué
ädrōgāˈ
[key] or Almirante Brown
Almirante Brown
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[key], city, Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It was settled in…
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(Encyclopedia) polycarbonates, group of clear, thermoplastic polymers used mainly as molding compounds (see plastic). Polycarbonates are prepared by the reaction of an aromatic difunctional phenol…
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(Encyclopedia) oriole, common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds. The European orioles are allied to the crows, while the American…
(Encyclopedia) saffron, name for a fall-flowering plant (Crocus sativus) of the family Iridaceae (iris family) and also for a dye obtained therefrom. The plant is native to Asia Minor, where for…
(Encyclopedia) rail, common name for some members of the large family Rallidae, marsh and tropical forest birds that include the gallinule and the coot, two specialized rails. Rails are cosmopolitan…
(Encyclopedia) Baotou or PaotowPaotowboth: bou-tō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,032,900), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. A port and major trade center on the Huang He (Yellow River), it is…
(Encyclopedia) micamicamīˈkə [key], general term for a large group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum and potassium, often containing magnesium, ferrous iron, ferric iron, sodium, and lithium…
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