cajuave (from the article "Native American music") ...Musical bows continue to be played by some native peoples from Mexico and South America. ...
Cajun descendant of French Canadians whom the British, in the 18th century, drove from the captured ...
Cakchiquel Mayan Indian people of the midwestern highlands of Guatemala, closely related linguistically and culturally to ... [3 Related Articles]
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cake in general, any of a variety of breads, shortened or unshortened, usually shaped by the ... [3 Related Articles]
cake flour (from the article "flour") ...flour, a starch-free, high-protein, whole wheat flour; all-purpose flour, refined (separated from bran and germ), ...
cake urchin any of the echinoid marine invertebrates of the order Clypeastroida (phylum Echinodermata), in which the ...
cakewalk couple dance that became a popular stage act for virtuoso dancers as well as a ... [2 Related Articles]
caking coal (from the article "coal utilization") When many bituminous coals are heated, they soften and form a plastic mass that swells ...
Cakmak, Fevzi Turkish marshal and statesman who played a leading role in the establishment of the Turkish ...
Cakobau (from the article "Pacific Islands") In Melanesia events transpired differently. In Fiji the missionaries who landed in 1835, accompanied by ...
cakravala cakravartin (from the article "chakravartin") Buddhist and Jaina sources distinguish three types of secular chakravartin: cakravala cakravartin, a king who ...
Caks, Aleksandrs (from the article "Latvian literature") Several poets were still influenced or inspired by folk songs, but Aleksandrs Caks (pseudonym of ...
Cakste, Janis patriot and president (1922-27) of the Republic of Latvia, who, through political activity in Latvia ...
Calabar town and port, capital of Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It lies along the Calabar ... [3 Related Articles]
Calabar bean (from the article "Calabar") ...120 miles [193 km] west) was originally given by 15th-century Portuguese navigators to the African ...
calabash tree (Crescentia cujete ), tree of the family Bignoniaceae, 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet) ...
calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima ), perennial prostrate vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to southwestern North America. ...
Calabozo city, Guarico estado (state), central Venezuela. It lies along the Guarico River, 110 miles (180 ...
Calabresi, Guido (from the article "tort") Very different was the theory of general deterrence principally argued by the U.S. legal scholar ...
Calabria regione, southern Italy, composed of the province of Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio di Calabria, and ... [6 Related Articles] Calabrian Apennines (from the article "Apennine Range") ...elevation (8,130 feet) at Mount Vettore; the Abruzzi Apennines, 9,554 feet at Mount Corno; the ...
Calabrian expedition of 1844 (from the article "Italy") In the early 1840s, renewed Mazzinian attempts at armed rebellion were ruthlessly suppressed. Among these ...
Calabrian Stage a name given by many geologists to the rock layer whose base defines the beginning ... [1 Related Articles]
Caladium (from the article "houseplant") ...and a succession of flowerlike leaves (spathes), usually white. Species of Anthurium , many of which, ...
Calah ancient Assyrian city situated south of Mosul in northern Iraq. The city was first excavated ... [7 Related Articles]
Calahorra town, in the provincia (province) and comunidad autonoma (autonomous ...
Calais industrial seaport on the Strait of Dover, Pas-de-Calais departement , Nord-Pas-de-Calais [7 Related Articles]
Calais city, Washington county, eastern Maine, U.S., on the St. Croix River (there spanned by an ...
Calais and Zetes in Greek mythology, the winged twin sons of Boreas and Oreithyia. On their arrival with ...
Calais, Treaty of (from the article "Edward III") ...Paris. After this unsuccessful campaign he was glad to conclude preliminaries of peace at Brittany ...
Calaisian Substage (from the article "Holocene Epoch") ...Transition"). In The Netherlands the barrier beaches re-formed close to the present coastline, and widespread ...
Calama city, northern Chile, on the Rio Loa in an extremely arid region. It lies on ...
calamancos (from the article "quilting") Thrifty colonial women would have recycled precious fabric scraps to make and repair garments and ...
Calamander (from the article "ebony") ...branches and oblong leaves. D. montana of India yields a yellowish gray, soft but durable ...
Calamian Group islands lying between Mindoro and Palawan, west-central Philippines. The group comprises Busuanga, Culion, and Coron ...
calamine (from the article "calamine") either of two zinc minerals. The name has been dropped in favour of the species ...
calamine brass alloy of copper with zinc, produced by heating fragments of copper with charcoal and a ... [2 Related Articles]
calamistrum (from the article "spider") ...pair having been either lost or reduced to a nonfunctional cone (colulus) or flat plate ...
Calamitaceae (from the article "Equisetopsida") ...1 metre (3 feet) tall, with small, wedge-shape leaves; 2 families: Sphenophyllaceae and Cheirostrobaceae. Order Equisetales Two ...
Calamites genus of tree-sized, spore-bearing plants that lived during the Carboniferous and Permian periods (about 360 ... [1 Related Articles]
Calamity Jane legendary American frontierswoman whose name was often linked with that of Wild Bill Hickok. The ... [1 Related Articles]
Calamonastes (from the article "wren-warbler") ...their tails cocked up. The name also denotes certain birds of the family Maluridae that ...
calamus (from the article "bird") The typical contour feather consists of a tapered central shaft, the rachis, with paired branches ...
Calamus (from the article "palm") ...continental bounds are Chamaerops in Europe and Africa, Elaeis (oil palm) and Raphia (raffia palm, ...
Calamus caesius (from the article "palm") ...or ivory, palm (Phytelephas aequatorialis ) grown for vegetable ivory; and a fibre palm (Aphandra natalia ). ...
Calamus erinaceus (from the article "palm") ...in some New World areas. Palms are dominant in another type of vegetation on the ...
Calamus manan (from the article "palm") ...(Phytelephas aequatorialis ) grown for vegetable ivory; and a fibre palm (Aphandra natalia ). In Southeast Asia ...
Calamus trachycoleus (from the article "palm") ...grown for vegetable ivory; and a fibre palm (Aphandra natalia ). In Southeast Asia the production ...
Calamy, Edmund English Presbyterian theologian who contributed significantly to the writings of Smectymnuus (1641), the pen name ...
calandria (from the article "nuclear reactor") ...only by other countries. The result of this policy was CANDU-the line of natural uranium-fueled ...
Calanoida (from the article "crustacean") ...limbs; no abdominal limbs; larva usually a nauplius; free-living and parasitic; worldwide; marine, freshwater, and ...
Calanthe genus of orchids, family Orchidaceae, containing about 150 species of primarily terrestrial plants native to ...
Calanus (from the article "crustacean") Copepods and krill are important components of most marine food webs. Planktonic (i.e., drifting) copepods, ...
Calarasi city, capital of Calarasi judet (county), southeastern Romania. It is located at the border with ...
Calarca city, northeastern Quindio department, Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera (mountains) Central, ...
Calas, Jean Huguenot cloth merchant whose execution caused the philosopher Voltaire to lead a campaign for religious ... [3 Related Articles]
Calasanz, Saint Joseph priest, teacher, patron saint of Roman Catholic schools, and founder of the Ordo Clericorum Regularium ...
calash (from Czech kolesa: "wheels"), also called Caleche , or Barouche , any of various open ...
Calasso, Roberto Italian editor, publisher, and writer whose book Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (1988; The ...
Calastre, Sierra de (from the article "Andes Mountains") ...all exceed 19,000 feet. The two main ranges and several volcanic secondary chains enclose depressions ...
Calatrava, Order of major military and religious order in Spain. The order was originated in 1158 when King ... [2 Related Articles]
Calatrava, Santiago Spanish architect known for his sculptural bridges and buildings. [3 Related Articles]
Calaurian Amphictyony (from the article "amphictyony") ...of water supplies; the hieromnemones could punish offenders and even proclaim a sacred war against ...
calaveras (from the article "folk art") ...stock characters. Block printing was also used to produce games, announcements for traveling shows, and ...
calaverite a gold telluride mineral (AuTe2 ) that is a member of the krennerite group of sulfides ...
Calayan (from the article "Babuyan Islands") ...of strong winds discourage the cultivation of rice or corn (maize). Instead, root crops, particularly ...
Calbayog city, on the western coast of Samar Island, Philippines. The city lies along the Samar ...
Calbovista subsculpta (from the article "Lycoperdaceae") ...of the fruiting body (basidiocarp), are edible before maturity, at which time the internal tissues ...
calc-alkali basalt (from the article "basalt") Basalts may be broadly classified on a chemical and petrographic basis into two main groups: ...
calc-alkalic series (from the article "igneous rock") ...the subalkaline and alkaline rocks. The subalkaline rocks have two divisions based mainly on the ...
calcaneus (from the article "tarsal") ...above with the bones of the lower leg to form the ankle joint. The other ...
calcareous ooze (from the article "ooze") ...distant enough from land so that the slow but steady deposition of dead microorganisms from ...
calcareous ring (from the article "echinoderm") ...plates with holes to exquisitely symmetrical wheels, and are usually numerous; one tropical species, for ...
calcareous rock (from the article "metamorphic rock") ...rich in potassium (K), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), and water (H2 O), ...
calcareous sinter (from the article "sinter") Calcareous sinter, sometimes called tufa, calcareous tufa, or calc-tufa, is a deposit of calcium carbonate, ...
calcareous spicule (from the article "sponge") Calcareous spicules, characteristic of the Calcarea, are composed chiefly of calcium carbonate in crystalline forms; ...
calcareous sponge any of a class (Calcarea) of sponges characterized by skeletons composed entirely of calcium carbonate ... [2 Related Articles]
calcarine fissure (from the article "primate") ...characteristics reflective of their common ancestry. When compared with body weight, the primate brain is ...
Calcaronea (from the article "sponge") ...spicules or of a calcareous network; genera include Clathrina ,
Calced Carmelites (from the article "Teresa of Avila, Saint") ...a jurisdictional dispute erupted between the friars of the restored Primitive Rule, known as the ...
calceoli (from the article "malacostracan") ...by internal mechanisms. Organs of sound reception include, in brachyurans, the chordotonal organs on the ...
Calchaqui (from the article "Diaguita") Indian peoples of South America, formerly inhabiting northwestern Argentina and the Chilean provinces of Atacama ...
Calchas in Greek mythology, the son of Thestor (a priest of Apollo) and the most famous ...
calcic amphibole group (from the article "amphibole") ...this group. The mineral nomenclature of the amphiboles is divided into four principal subdivisions based ...
Calcidius (from the article "Platonism") In the 4th century the Christian exegete Calcidius (Chalcidius) prepared a commentary on Plato's Timaeus , ...
calcification (from the article "animal disease") ...of animals, may occur in the liver as a result of certain inherited diseases of ...
calcilutite (from the article "sedimentary rock") In addition to the ancient analogues of the modern carbonate deposits described above are freshwater ...
calcination (from the article "metallurgy") Calcination of carbonates to oxides is done in a horizontal rotary kiln, which is a ...
Calcinea (from the article "sponge") ...small in size; inhabit shallow waters of all seas, from intertidal regions to depths of ...
calcined alumina (from the article "aluminum processing") Calcined alumina is aluminum oxide that has been heated at temperatures in excess of 1,050° ...
calcio (from the article "sports") ...activity more as an art form than as a combat. Northern Europeans emulated them. Humanistically ...
Calcisol one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture ...
calcite the most common form of natural calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ), a widely distributed mineral known for ... [22 Related Articles]
Calcite Compensation Depth (from the article "ocean") Carbonate oozes cover about half of the world's seafloor. They are present chiefly above a ...
calcite group (from the article "mineral") The common anhydrous carbonates are divided into three groups that differ in structure type: calcite, ...
calcite marble (from the article "calcite") When sedimentary and diagenetic limestones undergo metamorphism, the calcite is frequently recrystallized and tends to ...
calcitonin a protein hormone secreted in humans and other mammals by parafollicular cells in the thyroid ... [8 Related Articles]
calcitrial (from the article "bone") ...the tubular reabsorption of calcium from the ultrafiltrate that would otherwise be excreted into the ...
calcium chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of main Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic ... [46 Related Articles]
calcium bentonite (from the article "bentonite") ...emulsions, insecticides, soaps, pharmaceuticals, and paints; in the manufacture of paper; for clarifying water, juices, ...
calcium carbide (from the article "chemical industry") ...to light if this box were magnified and examined closely. These substances, however, can in ...
calcium carbonate (from the article "bivalve") The bivalve shell is made of calcium carbonate embedded in an organic matrix secreted by ...
calcium channel (from the article "nervous system") As with potassium channels, there is more than one type of calcium channel. The inward ...
calcium chloride (from the article "deliquescence") The effectiveness of calcined calcium chloride in settling road dust is a result of its ...
calcium cyanamide (from the article "carbide") ...→ C2 H2 + Ca(OH)2 Calcium carbide also reacts with nitrogen gas at elevated temperatures (1,000-1,200 ...
calcium deficiency condition in which calcium is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Calcium is the mineral ... [1 Related Articles]
calcium edetate (from the article "cadmium poisoning") ...from inhalation may cause a loss of the sense of smell, coughing, difficult breathing, weight ...
calcium fluoride (from the article "optical ceramics") ...optical transparency with high scratch resistance. Similarly, single-crystal or infrared-transparent polycrystalline ceramics such as sodium ...
calcium gluconate (from the article "parturient paresis") ...circulatory collapse and death. The death rate in untreated animals may run as high as ...
calcium hydroxide (from the article "calcium") Calcium hydroxide, also called slaked lime Ca(OH)2 , is obtained by the action of water on ...
calcium hypochlorite (from the article "Industrial chemicals") ...finishing the bleaching process is used to produce white cloth, to prepare fabrics for other ...
calcium ion (from the article "Processes affecting the major chemical components of groundwater") ...channels in the cell membrane, (2) regulation of cellular activity by way of intracellular chemical ...
calcium magnesium carbonate (from the article "geology") There are two main branches of sedimentary petrology. One branch deals with carbonate rocks, namely ...
calcium metaborate (from the article "polymer, inorganic") ...ion to rather complex structures containing chains and rings of three- and four-coordinated boron atoms. ...
calcium nitrate (from the article "saltpetre") ...distinguished as (1) ordinary saltpetre, or potassium nitrate, KNO3 ; (2) Chile saltpetre, cubic nitre, or ...
calcium nitride (from the article "nitride") There are two principal methods of preparing nitrides. One is by direct reaction of the ...
calcium oxide (from the article "Table 1: Raw Materials Used in the Manufacture of Portland Cement") Calcium oxide, also known as lime, or quicklime, CaO, is a white or grayish white ...
calcium phosphate (from the article "connective tissue") Like other connective tissues, bone consists of cells, fibres, and ground substance, but, in addition, ...
calcium silicate hydrate (from the article "cement") The most important hydraulic constituents are the calcium silicates, C2 S and C3 S. Upon mixing with ...
calcium sulfate (from the article "calcium") Calcium sulfate, CaSO4 , is a naturally occurring calcium salt. It is commonly known in its ...
calcium sulfide (from the article "crystal") ...orbitals.) Two electrons are transferred from the cations to the anions, leaving each with a ...
calcium XV (from the article "Sun")
calclithite (from the article "sedimentary rock") ...If volcanic rock fragments such as andesite and basalt are most abundant, the rock is ...
calcrete calcium-rich duricrust, a hardened layer in or on a soil. It is formed on calcareous ... [2 Related Articles]
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