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  • 81Bosnia and Herzegovina — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945 92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 2,607,734; 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Cap.: Sarajevo. * * * Bosnia and Herzegovina Introduction Bosnia and Herzegovina Background: Bosnia and Herzegovina s… …

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  • 82bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …

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  • 83Luxembourg — /luk seuhm berrg /; Fr. /lyuuk sahonn boohrdd /, n. 1. a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 422,474; 999 sq. mi. (2585 sq. km). 2. a city in and the capital of this grand duchy. 78,400. 3. a province in SE Belgium: formerly a …

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  • 84oxygen — oxygenic /ok si jen ik/, oxygenous /ok sij euh neuhs/, adj. oxygenicity /ok si jeuh nis i tee/, n. /ok si jeuhn/, n. Chem. a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a… …

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  • 85quasicrystal — /kway zuy kris tl, kway suy , kwah see , zee /, n. a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves. [1985 90] * * * Introduction also called  quasi periodic crystal …

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  • 86boron group element — ▪ chemical elements Introduction  any of the five chemical elements constituting Group 13 (IIIa) of the periodic (periodic law) table (see Figure >). The elements are boron (B), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), an …

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  • 87tin processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Tin (Sn) is a relatively soft and ductile metal with a silvery white colour. It has a density of 7.29 grams per cubic centimetre, a low melting point of 231.88° C… …

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  • 88traditional ceramics — Introduction       ceramic materials that are derived from common, naturally occurring raw materials such as clay minerals and quartz sand. Through industrial processes that have been practiced in some form for centuries, these materials are made …

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  • 89ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… …

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