less+valuable

  • 101alcoholism — /al keuh haw liz euhm, ho /, n. Pathol. a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include… …

    Universalium

  • 102Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …

    Universalium

  • 103transportation economics — Introduction  the study of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society.       In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation s total economic product and play a role in… …

    Universalium

  • 104Vows — • A promise made to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vows     Vows     † Catholic Encyclo …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 105Margaret of York — For other uses, see Margaret of York (disambiguation). Margaret of York Anonymous portrait of Margaret of York, ca. 1468, Louvre Duchess consort of Burgundy Tenur …

    Wikipedia

  • 106Rai stones — A large rai stone in the village of Gachpar Historical photo from …

    Wikipedia

  • 107Melbourne High School (Victoria) — Melbourne High School redirects here. For other uses, see Melbourne High School (disambiguation). The Castle on the Hill redirects here. For the museum in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A., see Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Melbourne High School Lo …

    Wikipedia

  • 108Hepatizon — (Greek etymology: Polytonic|ἧπαρ, English translation: liver ), also known as Black Corinthian Bronze, was a highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity. It is thought to be an alloy of copper with the addition of a small proportion of… …

    Wikipedia

  • 109sturgeon — /sterr jeuhn/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sturgeon, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sturgeons. any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and …

    Universalium

  • 110Sturgeon — /sterr jeuhn/, n. Theodore (Hamilton), 1918 85, U.S. science fiction writer. * * * Any of about 20 species (family Acipenseridae) of large, primitive fishes that live mainly in southern Russia, Ukraine, and North America. Most species live in the …

    Universalium