A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 D & S Plastics International ... Daeninckx, Didier D & S Plastics International (from the article "materials science") ...bonded aluminum sheet. The plastics industry, of course, has a powerful interest in replacing as ... D region lowest ionospheric region, at altitudes of about 70 to 90 km (40 to 55 miles). ... [2 Related Articles] D ring (from the article "Saturn") Interior to the C ring at 1.11 to 1.23 Saturn radii lies the extremely tenuous ... D'Alelio, Gaetano F. (from the article "ion-exchange reaction") In 1944 Gaetano F. D'Alelio patented styrene-divinylbenzene polymers, substances with large, network-like molecules, into which ... d'Alema, Massimo (from the article "Italy") ...presence at a vital NATO base in the northern city of Vicenza. Support for the ... d'Alembert's paradox (from the article "Alembert, Jean Le Rond d'") ...on impact of moving bodies, he produced the surprising result that the resistance of the ... d'Alembert's principle alternative form of Newton's second law of motion, stated by the 18th-century French polymath Jean ... [1 Related Articles] d'Alembert's wave equation (from the article "analysis") D'Alembert's wave equation takes the formytt = c2yxx. (9)Here c is a constant related to ... D'Amato, Cus (from the article "Patterson, Floyd") Born into poverty in North Carolina, Patterson grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He learned ... d'Amboise, Jacques American dancer and choreographer of the New York City Ballet (1949-84), admired for his energetic, ... D'Annunzio, Gabriele Italian poet, novelist, dramatist, short-story writer, journalist, military hero, and political leader, the leading writer ... 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D'Entrecasteaux Channel inlet of the Tasman Sea, extending northeast for about 35 miles (55 km) between Bruny ... D'Entrecasteaux Islands islands in Papua New Guinea, lying across Ward Hunt Strait from the eastern tip of ... d'Hondt formula (from the article "proportional representation") ...to its share of the votes. There are various alternative rules for achieving this; the ... d'Oriola, Christian French foil fencer who between 1947 and 1956 won four world titles and six Olympic ... D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (from the article "Carte, Richard D'Oyly") ...Despite subsequent commissions to other English composers (including Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen), that enterprise collapsed. ... D'Urban, Sir Benjamin British general and colonial administrator chiefly remembered for his frontier policy as governor in the ... [1 Related Articles] D'Urfey, Thomas English dramatist, satirist, and songwriter with a light satirical touch whose plays were very popular ... D-12 (from the article "military aircraft") ...in pushing speeds upward. During the 1920s the Curtiss company built a remarkable series of ... D-66 (from the article "Netherlands, The") ...retained her Dutch citizenship in the end, Hirsi Ali left The Netherlands for a job ... D-class asteroid (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") ...spectral reflectances similar to the nickel-iron meteorites (see iron meteorite). Paradoxically, however, some M-class asteroids ... D-lines in spectroscopy, a pair of lines, characteristic of sodium, in the yellow region of the ... [1 Related Articles] d-orbital (from the article "crystal") Filled atomic shells with d-orbitals have an important role in covalent bonding. Electrons in atomic ... D-state (from the article "dream") D-state (desynchronized or dreaming) sleep has been reported for all mammals studied. It has been ... D34 (from the article "Burian, Emil Frantisek") ...the Modern Studio of Prague and, later on, positions as director at theatres in Brno ... da capo aria (from the article "aria") ...and also were longer and in new musical forms, often suggested by the texts. By ... da Conceicao da Silva, Estanislau (from the article "East Timor (Timor-Leste)") ...(2007 est.) 1,155,000 | Capital: Dili | Chief of state: Presidents Xanana Gusmao and, from ... da da kamera (from the article "Performing Arts") ...the nationally important George Brown Theatre School. Concurrently, the city lost a well-known asset when ... Da Hinggan Range major mountain system located in the northeastern section of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northeastern ... [6 Related Articles] Da Lat municipality, southern Vietnam, northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). On a lake on ... [1 Related Articles] Da Nang city, central Vietnam. Lying at the southern end of a horseshoe-shaped bay, it is one ... 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Da'ud (from the article "India") ...for the kingdom. His legacy was soon disturbed, however, when his son and successor, 'Ala' ... Da'ud ibn Salamah (from the article "Mosul school") ...scenes, animals, and musicians within medallions. Mosul metalworkers also created pieces for eastern Christians. A ... Da'ud Khan (from the article "Tukaroi, Battle of") (March 3, 1575), conflict between the forces of the Indian Mughal emperor Akbar under Mun'im ... Da'ud, Ibrahim 'Abd al-Rahman al- (from the article "Iraq") Four officers agreed to cooperate with the Ba'th Party. These were Colonel 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Nayif, ... Da'wa Party (from the article "Iraq") ...headed by Prime Minister Allawi. In addition, there were two important Shi'ite religious parties, the ... Da'wah, al- (from the article "Kuwait") ...military supplies. Iran attacked a Kuwaiti refinery complex in 1981, which inspired subsequent acts of ... Daarood (from the article "Somalia") ...Mainly farmers and agropastoralists, the Sab include both original inhabitants and numerous Somali groups that ... dab any of the flatfishes of the genus Limanda, family Pleuronectidae, found in the North Atlantic ... Daba Mountains broadly defined, mountain range of central China that is located along the border between Shaanxi ... [2 Related Articles] dabb (from the article "Arabian Desert") Pools in oases contain small fish. There are a few amphibious animals, such as newts, ... dabbling (from the article "anseriform") Three main lines of feeding behaviour have evolved in the waterfowl-diving, dabbling, and grazing. Those ... dabbling duck any of about 38 species of Anas and about 5 species in other genera, constituting ... [1 Related Articles] Dabie Mountains mountain range in central China. Aligned roughly along a northwest-southeast axis, the Dabie Mountains form ... [2 Related Articles] dabkah (from the article "Islamic arts") ...in town, village, or with nomad tribe. In the town, dancing is generally reserved for ... Dabney, Ted (from the article "electronic game") ...college, and, after playing Spacewar!, he dreamed of filling entertainment arcades with ... Dabola town, central Guinea, western Africa, situated at the eastern edge of the Fouta Djallon plateau ... Dabrowa Gornicza city, Slaskie wojewodztwo (province), southern Poland, on the Czarna Przemsza River just ... Dabrowska, Maria Polish novelist and critic, a major 20th-century writer and moral authority. [1 Related Articles] Dabrowski, Jan Henryk general, regarded as a Polish national hero for his part in Tadeusz Kosciuszko's rebellion against ... [1 Related Articles] Dabusan Nur (from the article "Erenhot") To the northeast of Erenhot is a salt lake, Dabusan Nur, rich with salt and ... Dacang Jing the total body of Buddhist literature deemed canonical in China and Japan and comprising works ... dace any of a number of small, slim, active freshwater fishes of the carp family, Cyprinidae. ... Dacey, Mark (from the article "Curling") ...in the championship game. The Swedes went 6-3 in the round-robin to earn a play-off ... Dach, Simon Prussian poet who was best known as the leader of the 17th-century Konigsberg circle of ... Dachau city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies on the Amper River, ... Dachau the first Nazi concentration camp in Germany, established on March 10, 1933, slightly more than ... [1 Related Articles] Dache, Lilly French-born milliner who established a flourishing hat business in the United States with made-to-order creations. Dachlan, Kijai Hadji Ahmad founder of Muhammadiyah, an Islamic reform movement with great impact on the practice of Islam ... dachshund dog breed of hound and terrier ancestry developed in Germany to pursue badgers into their ... [1 Related Articles] Dachstein mountain massif of the northern Alps, Austria, reaching its maximum elevation at Hoher Dachstein (9,826 ... [1 Related Articles] Dacia in antiquity, the area of the Carpathian Mountains and Transylvania, in present north-central and western ... [7 Related Articles] Dacian (from the article "Dacia") in antiquity, the area of the Carpathian Mountains and Transylvania, in present north-central and western ... Dacian Wars (from the article "Dacia") During the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (ruled 27 BC-AD 14) and again in ... Dacier, Andre classical scholar and translator who with his wife, Anne Dacier, was responsible for some of ... [1 Related Articles] Dacier, Anne classical commentator, translator, and editor, famous throughout Europe for her translations of the Iliad and ... [1 Related Articles] dacite volcanic rock that may be considered a quartz-bearing variety of andesite. Dacite is primarily associated ... [1 Related Articles] Dacke War (1542-43), a Swedish peasant revolt against the autocratic Reformation policies of Gustav I Vasa (ruled ... Dacke, Nils (from the article "Dacke War") Led by Nils Dacke, an outlaw, the peasants of the province of Smaland took up ... Dacko, David president of the Central African Republic from 1960 to 1965 and from 1979 to 1981. [4 Related Articles] Daco-Roman (from the article "Romania") The fate of the Romanized, or Daco-Roman, population north of the Danube after Aurelian's withdrawal ... Daco-Romanian (from the article "Romanian language") Romance language spoken primarily in Romania and Moldova. Four principal dialects may be distinguished: Daco-Romanian, ... dacoit (from the article "India") ...portion of the plain, where there are gullied badlands centring on the Chambal River. That ... Dacorum borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. The borough, in the northwestern corner ... Dacrydium (from the article "Podocarpaceae") ...about 100 species and is commonly called yellowwood. It is widely distributed in mountain forests ... Dacrymycetales (from the article "fungus") ...DacrymycetesMostly saprobic; parenthesome imperforate (forms a dome-shaped cover over dolipore); contains one order.Order DacrymycetalesSaprobic; some ... Dacrymycetes (from the article "fungus") ...bright-coloured to black gelatinous masses after a rain; example genera include Tremella, Trichosporon, and Christiansenia.Class ... dacryocystitis inflammation and infection of the lacrimal sac, usually stemming from obstruction of the flow of ... dactinomycin (from the article "drug") Antineoplastic antibiotics (doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin) are derived from Streptomyces species. While they ... dactyl metrical foot consisting of one long (classical verse) or stressed (English verse) syllable followed by ... [2 Related Articles] Dactylaria (from the article "fungus") ...to penetrate and kill a trapped animal. Perhaps the most amazing of these fungal traps ... Dactylella a genus of 30 species of fungi in the order Helotiales (phylum Ascomycota, kingdom Fungi) ... [1 Related Articles] Dactylopius coccus (from the article "cochineal") red dyestuff consisting of the dried, pulverized bodies of certain female scale insects, Dactylopius coccus, ... Dactylopteriformes (from the article "scorpaeniform") ...(Platycephalidae); and sculpins (Cottidae). The flying gurnards (Dactylopteridae; see photograph), considered by some authorities to ... Dactylorhiza genus of orchids, family Orchidaceae, containing about 30 species of plants with palmately lobed root ... dactyloscopy (from the article "fingerprint") Dactyloscopy, the technique of fingerprinting, involves cleaning the fingers in benzene or ether, drying them, ... dactylozooid (from the article "cnidarian") ...and/or physiology. Each zooid within the colony has a specific function and varies somewhat in ... Dada nihilistic movement in the arts that flourished primarily in Zurich, Switzerland; New York City; Berlin, ... 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Dadler, Sebastian (from the article "medal") The large struck propaganda medal was issued widely in northern Europe in the 17th century. ... dado in Classical architecture, the plain portion between the base and cornice of the pedestal of ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli union territory of India, located in the western part of the country between the states ... Dadu Hindu-Muslim saint who inspired the formation of a sect called Dadu Panth. [2 Related Articles] Dadu town, Sindh province, southern Pakistan. The town lies just west of the Indus River, about ... Dadu Panth (from the article "Dadu") Hindu-Muslim saint who inspired the formation of a sect called Dadu Panth.monasticism Dadullah, Mullah Afghan guerrilla commander was a notoriously ruthless senior leader of the Taliban insurgency. Dadullah, an ... [1 Related Articles] Daector (from the article "toadfish") ...groups: true toadfishes, such as the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau), a common resident of shallow ... Daedala ancient festival of Hera, consort of the supreme god Zeus. The Daedala was celebrated on ... Daedalic sculpture type of sculpture attributed to a legendary Greek artist, Daedalus, who is connected in legend ... [2 Related Articles] Daedalus mythical Greek architect and sculptor, who was said to have built, among other things, the ... [3 Related Articles] Daehlie, Bjorn Norwegian cross-country skier who holds the Winter Olympic records for the most medals won and ... [4 Related Articles] Daemonorops (from the article "dragon's blood") red resin obtained from the fruit of several palms of the genus Daemonorops and used ... Daemonorops longispathus (from the article "palm") ...in another type of vegetation on the landward fringe of mangrove swamps in the western ... Daemonorops verticillaris (from the article "palm") ...formed when palms in a population die result in considerable soil turnover. Many palms accumulate ... daena (from the article "Iranian religion") ...is the ruvan that is held accountable for a person's actions during life and that ... Daendels, Herman Willem soldier who fought with distinction in the army of the Batavian Republic (the Dutch Republic ... [1 Related Articles] Daeninckx, Didier (from the article "Literature") Another striking trend of French literature of 2006 was the profusion of historical novels. Didier ...

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