black lead
(Encyclopedia) black lead: see graphite.
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black letter
(Encyclopedia) black letter: see type.
black lung
(Encyclopedia) black lung: see pneumoconiosis.
black quarter
(Encyclopedia) black quarter: see blackleg.
black light
(Encyclopedia) black light: see ultraviolet radiation.
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black locust
(Encyclopedia) black locust: see locust.
black studies
(Encyclopedia) black studies: see ethnic studies.
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Black Rock Desert
(Encyclopedia) Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, NW Nev., in Toiyabe National Forest, stretching c.70 mi (110 km) NE from Gerlach. The Jackson Mts. rise to the east; the Black Rock Range ...
black codes
(Encyclopedia) black codes, in U.S. history, series of statutes passed by the ex-Confederate states, 1865–66, dealing with the status of the newly freed slaves. They varied greatly from state to state as to their ...
black-eyed bean
(Encyclopedia) black-eyed bean or black-eyed pea: see cowpea.
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