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111Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion) — The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and California. It contains dissected lava plains, rolling… …
112cocoa — cocoa1 /koh koh/, n. 1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed. 2. cacao (def. 2). 3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water. 4.… …
113Cocoa — /koh koh/, n. a city in E central Florida. 16,096. * * * ▪ food Introduction highly concentrated powder made from chocolate liquor a paste prepared from cocoa beans, the fruit of the cacao and used in beverages and as a flavouring… …
114steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or …
115metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …
116technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
117Northern Basin and Range ecoregion — This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For the associated geographical feature, see Great Basin. Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Basin and Range (80) borders the Sierra Nevada (5), Eastern Cascades… …
118Triticeae glutens — are seed storage proteins found in mature seeds of grass tribe Triticeae . Seed glutens of non Triticeae plants have varieties of similar properties, but none singly can perform on a par with those of the Triticeae taxa, particularly the triticum …
119Refractories heat-up — After building of a new refractory lined industrial furnace or equipment, or refractory maintenance or relining of existing equipment, a necessary step is the start up of the operation, which usually involves heating up the unit in a controllable …
120Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
