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(Encyclopedia) hydrocyanic acid hīˌdrōsīănˈĭk [key]: see hydrogen cyanide. ...

(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director of industrial r...

(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Robert Young, 1791–1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814–18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818–22), Hayn...

(Encyclopedia) Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) cyano group sīˈənō, sī-ănˈō [key], in chemistry, functional group that consists of a carbon atom joined to a nitrogen atom by a triple bond; it can be joined to an atom or another group by a s...

(Encyclopedia) cyanide sīˈənīdˌ [key], chemical compound containing the cyano group, –CN. Cyanides are salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, HCN) formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal...

(Encyclopedia) Basquiat, Jean-Michel bäsˌkē-ätˈ [key], 1960–88, American painter, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Born into a middle-class Haitian and Puerto Rican family, he was a 1980s art star whose rise and fall were r...

(Encyclopedia) cable, originally wire cordage of great strength or heavy metal chain used for hauling, towing, supporting the roadway of a suspension bridge, or securing a large ship to its anchor or mooring. Today ...

(Encyclopedia) YMHA: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations. ...

(Encyclopedia) YWHA: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations. ...