Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- language. Phonemes that are established by the use of minimal pairs, such ... each other in a given language. For example, the English k sounds in the words ...45 KB (6,537 words) - 15:24, 25 February 2023
- of a ring containing several ether groups. The most common crown ethers are ... Crown ethers strongly bind certain cations, forming complexes. The ...6 KB (841 words) - 23:38, 5 May 2022
- An epoxide is a cyclic ether with only three ring atoms. The simplest ... as polyethylene oxide, which is commercially the most important form of polyether. ...6 KB (852 words) - 19:13, 13 February 2024
- who traveled on foot from China to India in the early Tang period and studied ... Xuanzang’s detailed account of his travels, Journey to the West ...21 KB (3,157 words) - 14:33, 20 May 2023
- Lily is the common name for any of the herbaceous flowering plants ... While members of the genus Lilium are the "true lilies," ...20 KB (2,868 words) - 08:42, 8 March 2023
- considered a rare earth, along with yttrium, the lanthanides, and actinides. with aluminum for minor components needed by the aerospace industry and for ...12 KB (1,615 words) - 17:06, 25 January 2023
- dioxide and is not found as a mineral. The most common naturally occurring ... sulfate is useful for X-ray diagnostics of the digestive system and as a ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
- charge, known as positive and negative. The charge on an electron is, ... is, its net electric charge is zero) because the number of protons within its ...14 KB (2,244 words) - 00:13, 13 February 2024
- Buckwheat is the common name for plants in two genera of the dicot ... Despite the common name and the grain-like use of the crop, buckwheats ...21 KB (3,013 words) - 17:20, 30 April 2020
- A decimal (or denary) system is a numeral system that has the number ... A number written in decimal notation involves the use of one or more ...18 KB (2,501 words) - 09:02, 28 January 2024
- other Information Technology (IT) ventures. The technology park represents ... 3 and several ISO 9001 certified companies. The Government of Kerala promotes ...28 KB (3,882 words) - 00:49, 21 April 2023
- Pterosaurs (from the Greek "πτερόσαυρος," meaning ... Pterosaurs were the earliest vertebrates known to be capable of flight ...17 KB (2,484 words) - 23:32, 2 December 2022
- silvery metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... It constitutes about 38 parts per million (ppm) of the Earth’s crust. ...12 KB (1,578 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- – September 6, 1903) is a key figure in the development of library science ... Cutter was the editor of Library Journal from 1891-1893. One of the ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 01:48, 4 December 2023
- stand for a particular date when rearranged. The word, meaning "time writing ... The practice of Roman chronograms originated in the late Roman Empire ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 21:54, 10 December 2023
- also known as Lydia Kamakaeha Paki, had the royal name of Liliuokalani ... it would prove to be eventful. She was the last monarch of the Kingdom ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 15:42, 7 December 2022
- connective to form a compound sentence. The truth-value of the compound ... connectives are basic units which constitute the logical structure of an argument ...27 KB (3,934 words) - 20:59, 3 November 2022
- a pentose sugar (monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms) that is a key ... Deoxyribose is the sugar component of DNA, just as ribose serves that ...7 KB (1,045 words) - 05:24, 25 August 2020
- is a radioactive synthetic element in the periodic table. Its most stable ... The origin of the name, preferred by the American Chemical Society ...6 KB (798 words) - 17:58, 25 October 2022
- organisms. Whereas hormones affect the behavior and development of ... substances like urine, are picked up by the olfactory systems of the receivers. ...20 KB (3,009 words) - 02:59, 24 November 2022
