chalk containing clay
91Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …
92Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …
93Painting — For other uses, see Painting (disambiguation). The Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the world. Painting is the practice of applying paint, pig …
94Ankh-Morpork — Discworld location Creator Terry Pratchett Genre Comic fantasy Type City state Notab …
95Sugar beet — Taxobox name = Sugar beet image width = 270px image caption = Two sugar beets the one on the left has been selectively bred to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis =… …
96East Sussex — Infobox England county name = East Sussex motto = status = Ceremonial (smaller) Non metropolitan county origin = Historic region = South East England arearank = Ranked 33th area km2 = 1792 adminarearank = Ranked 30st adminarea km2 = 1709 adminhq …
97Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …
98Mines of Paris — Flooded gallery under Rue de la Voie Verte The Mines of Paris (in French Carrières de Paris quarries of Paris ) comprise a number of abandoned, subterranean mines under Paris, France, connected together by galleries. Three main networks exist;… …
99cretaceous — cretaceously, adv. /kri tay sheuhs/, adj. 1. resembling or containing chalk. 2. (cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago, characterized by the greatest development and subsequent… …
100cretaceous — cre•ta•ceous [[t]krɪˈteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) resembling or containing chalk 2) gel (cap.) noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago, characterized by the greatest development and subsequent… …
