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61Fluidized bed — For other uses, see Fluidized bed (disambiguation). Oldest power station utilizing circular fluidized bed technology, in Lünen, Germany A fluidized bed is formed when a quantity of a solid particulate substance (usually present in a holding… …
62Elif Şafak — (sometimes spelled Elif Shafak), (born 1971, Strasbourg, France) is an award winning writer of Turkish descent. She has published novels written in Turkish as well as English.She has been characterized by critics as defiant of orthodoxy, deeply… …
63Ebionites/wip — Current Lead 9/10/07 versionThe Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi from Hebrew; he. אביונים, he. Evyonim, the Poor Ones ) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Roman Palestine, or the land of Israel from the 1st to the 5th century …
64France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
65literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
66North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction region of Africa comprising …
67precipitation — /pri sip i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated. 2. a casting down or falling headlong. 3. a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action. 4. sudden haste. 5. unwise or rash rapidity. 6. Meteorol. a …
68English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
69Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …
70Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …
