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101Mississippi — /mis euh sip ee/, n. 1. a state in the S United States. 2,520,638; 47,716 sq. mi. (123,585 sq. km). Cap.: Jackson. Abbr.: MS (for use with zip code), Miss. 2. a river flowing S from N Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: the principal river of the… …
102South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …
103Vermont — /veuhr mont /, n. a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 511,456; 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Cap.: Montpelier. Abbr.: VT (for use with zip code), Vt. * * * State (pop., 2000: 608,827), northeastern U.S. One of the New England… …
104Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
105Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
106Arabic literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Arabic language. The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula. At certain points in the development of… …
107Wilson, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Wilson settlement type = City nickname = Wide Awake Wilson motto = postal code type = Zip Code postal code = 27893/27896/27894/27895 imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption =… …
108IndosatM2 — Infobox Network network name = IndosatM2 / IM2 network country = flagicon|Indonesia Indonesia network type = Internet Broadband Provider, TV Provider available = Jakarta launch date = 1996 founder = PT Indosat owner = PT Indosat Mega Media motto …
109New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 — Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium in which NDM 1 was first identified. New Delhi metallo beta lactamase 1 (NDM 1)[1] is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a broad range of beta lactam …
110ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …
