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(Encyclopedia) Phanuel fănyo͞oˈĕl, fănˈyo͞oĕl [key], in the New Testament, father of Anna the prophetess. ...

(Encyclopedia) Dounreay do͞onˈrā, do͞onrāˈ [key], village, Highland, N Scotland. Several nuclear breeder reactors are located nearby. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zebudah zēbyo͞oˈdə, zĕbˈyo͞o– [key], in the Bible, wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jehucal jēˈhyo͞okălˌ, jēhyo͞oˈkəl [key], in the Bible, Zedekiah's messenger to Jeremiah. An alternate form is Jucal. ...

(Encyclopedia) adenosine monophosphate (AMP) ədĕnˈəsēn mŏnˌəfŏsˈfāt [key], organic compound composed of an adenine base, the sugar ribose, and one phosphate unit. AMP is one of the possible products of th...

(Encyclopedia) Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kir-haresh, and Kir-heres: see Kir (2.) ...

(Encyclopedia) Kirkwood gaps, regions in the asteroid belt within which few asteroids are found. Astronomer Daniel Kirkwood first observed (1886) that few asteroids had an orbital period close to 1⁄2, 1⁄3, or 2�...

(Encyclopedia) Todos os Santos Bay tôˈᵺo͝ozo͝o sänˈto͝os [key] [Port.,=all-saints bay], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, E Bahia, Brazil. It receives the Paraguaçu Ri...

(Encyclopedia) Veríssimo, Érico Lopes ĕˈrēko͝o lo͝opəs vərēsˈsēmo͝o [key], 1905–75, Brazilian writer. Veríssimo lectured and taught in the United States. He wrote (in English) Brazilian Literature (1...

(Encyclopedia) Troubetzkoy, Paul, Prince tro͞obĕtskoiˈ, tro͞obĕtsˈkoi, Rus. tro͞obyĭtskoiˈ [key], 1866–1938, Russian sculptor, b. Italy. The son of a Russian nobleman and an American woman, Troubetzkoy wo...