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71USS Argonne (AS-10) — USS Argonne (AP 4/AS 10/AG 31) was originally completed in 1920 under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract by the International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pa., and transferred to the Navy on 3 November 1921 by the War Department.… …
72Frederick Albert Winsor — Frederick Albert Winsor, originally Friedrich Albrecht Winzer (1763, Braunschweig, Germany – 11 May 1830, Paris) was a German inventor, one of the pioneers of gas lighting in the UK and France. Winsor was born in . He went to Great… …
73E. R. Squibb — E(dward). R(obinson) Squibb (1819 1900) was a leading American inventor and manufacturer of pharmaceutics who founded E. R. Squibb and Sons, which eventually became part of the modern pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb.Squibb was born in… …
74alembic — /euh lem bik/, n. 1. a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling. 2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines. [1350 1400; ME, var. of alambic < ML alambicus < dial. Ar al the anbiq still < Gk ámbix cup] * * * …
75cucurbit — /kyooh kerr bit/, n. 1. a gourd. 2. any plant of the gourd family. 3. Chem. the gourd shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling. [1350 1400; ME cucurbite < AF, OF < L cucurbita; cf. GOURD, COURGETTE] * * * …
76still — still1 /stil/, adj., stiller, stillest, n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still. 2. free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter. 3. subdued or low …
77United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
78wine — wineless, adj. winish, adj. /wuyn/, n., adj., v., wined, wining. n. 1. the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and… …
79Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
80Australia — • Includes history, education, and religious statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Australia Australia † …
