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61Wollaston,William Hyde — Wol·las·ton (wo͝olʹə stən), William Hyde. 1766 1828. British chemist and physicist who discovered palladium (1803) and rhodium (1804). * * * …
62Wolsey,Thomas — Wol·sey (wo͝olʹzē), Thomas. 1475? 1530. English prelate and politician. The influential chief adviser to Henry VIII, he fell from favor after failing to secure papal approval of Henry s divorce from Catherine of Aragon (1529). * * * …
63Walays — /wol is/, n. Sir William. See Wallace, Sir William. * * * …
64wallaba — /wol euh beuh/, n. 1. any of several trees belonging to the genus Eperua, of the legume family, native to the Guianas and northern Brazil. 2. the hard, heavy wood of any of these trees, used in the construction of buildings. [1815 25; < Arawak] * …
65wallaby — /wol euh bee/, n., pl. wallabies, (esp. collectively) wallaby. any of various small and medium sized kangaroos of the genera Macropus, Thylogale, Petrogale, etc., some of which are no larger than rabbits: several species are endangered. [1790… …
66Wallace — /wol is, waw lis/, n. 1. Alfred Russel /rus euhl/, 1823 1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. 2. George Corley /kawr lee/, born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963 67, 1971 79, and 1983 87. 3. Henry (Agard) /ay gahrd/, 1888… …
67Wallaceburg — /wol is berrg , waw lis /, n. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 11,506. * * * ▪ Ontario, Canada town, Kent county, southern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the confluence of the north and east branches of the Sydenham River, 30 miles (50 km)… …
68Wallach — /wol euhk/; Ger. /vahl ahkh/, n. Otto /ot oh/; Ger. /awt oh/, 1847 1931, German chemist: Nobel prize 1910. * * * …
69wallaroo — /wol euh rooh /, n., pl. wallaroos, (esp. collectively) wallaroo. any of several large kangaroos of the genus Macropus (Osphranter), of the grassy plains of Australia, esp. M. robustus, having a reddish gray coat and inhabiting rocky hills. Also… …
70Wallasey — /wol euh see/, n. a city in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary, opposite Liverpool. 97,061. * * * …
