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  • 101Fixed light — Fixed Fixed (f[i^]kst), a. 1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Stable; non volatile. [1913 Webster] {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; so called by Dr …

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  • 102Precious Stones in the Bible —     Precious Stones in the Bible     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Precious Stones in the Bible     Precious stones are stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. Such stones have at all times been held in high esteem everywhere,… …

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  • 103persian lime — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a vigorously growing lime that has a large oval to elliptical light yellow or slightly orange acid fruit, is possibly of hybrid origin, and was introduced into the southern United States from Tahiti called also …

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  • 104DRUMMOND LIGHT —    an intensely brilliant and pure white light produced by the play of an oxyhydrogen flame upon a ball of lime, so called from the inventor, Captain Thomas Drummond …

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  • 105oxyhydrogen light — noun : a light produced by the incandescence of some substance (as lime) in the oxyhydrogen flame compare limelight 1 …

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  • 106Colonial history of the United States — Colonial America redirects here. For other uses, see Colonial America (disambiguation). History of the United States This article is part of a series …

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  • 107Wells-next-the-Sea — Infobox UK place country = England latitude = 52.95 longitude = 0.85 official name = Wells next the Sea static static image caption = The quay from the sea wall population = 2,451 (2001 Census) shire district = North Norfolk shire county =… …

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  • 108Music of the United Arab Emirates — Life in the UAE Cuisine Culture Communications Cinema Demography Education Geography Human rights Military Media Polit …

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  • 109Cuisine of the Philippines — Philippine cuisine has evolved over several centuries from its Malay roots to a cuisine of predominantly Spanish base, due to the many Mexican and Spanish dishes brought to the islands during the colonial period. It has also received influence… …

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  • 110Geology of the Australian Capital Territory — Australia grew around three fused pieces of very ancient continental crust (cratons). The geology of the Australian Capital Territory includes rocks dating from the Ordovician around 480 million years ago, whilst most rocks are from the Silurian …

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