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sulfate

(Encyclopedia) sulfate, chemical compound containing the sulfate (SO4) radical. Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, H2SO4, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal (e.…

Seasonal Color Analysis

Find out how to choose the right colors to wear by Catherine McNiff Related Links Color Psychology QuizHistory of ColorColor: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting FactsWhat is Color?What…

Sara Teasdale: Places

PlacesPlaces I love come back to me like music, Hush me and heal me when I am very tired; I see the oak woods at Saxton's flaming In a flare of crimson by the frost newly fired; And I am…

Cromarty Firth

(Encyclopedia) Cromarty FirthCromarty Firthkrŏmˈərtē [key], deep narrow inlet of Moray Firth, c.15 mi (25 km) long, Highland, N Scotland. It provides excellent anchorage, its narrow entrance being…

Dogger Bank

(Encyclopedia) Dogger BankDogger Bankdôˈgər, dŏˈ– [key], extensive sandbank, c.6,800 sq mi (17,610 sq km), central North Sea, between Great Britain and Denmark. Covered by shallow water (c.55–120 ft/…

Kentucky, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Kentucky, river, 259 mi (417 km) long, formed by the junction of the North Fork and the Middle Fork rivers, central Ky., and flowing NW to the Ohio River at Carrollton. Frankfort, Ky…

terrace

(Encyclopedia) terrace, a level field built on top of a hillslope into the floor of a deep valley to improve cultivation of crops. Terracing uses the runoff from the hill to increase soil…

Tarn, river, France

(Encyclopedia) Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river…

Kauai

(Encyclopedia) KauaiKauaikouˌwīˈ [key], circular island (1990 pop. 51,177), 549 sq mi (1,422 sq km), 32 mi (52 km) in diameter, N Hawaii, separated from Oahu island to the southeast by Kauai Channel…