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McClintock, Barbara
(Encyclopedia)McClintock, Barbara, 1902–92, American geneticist. She discovered that certain genetic material, “transposable elements” or “jumping genes” (now called transposons), shifted its location in ...Kettering, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Kettering, city (1990 pop. 60,569), Montgomery co., SW Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; settled c.1812, inc. 1952. Electric motors, transportation equipment, and machinery are manufactured, and there are num...Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer
(Encyclopedia)Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer, known as the “hero of Kittanning,” b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He laid out the town of Carlisle, Pa. In 1756 he led the expedition that destroyed Ki...La Romana
(Encyclopedia)La Romana lä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several resorts, the city ha...Kitami
(Encyclopedia)Kitami kētäˈmē [key], city (1990 pop. 107,247), Hokkaido prefecture, NE Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tokoro River. It is an agricultural market and a major center for the production of peppermint. Kita...Kotka
(Encyclopedia)Kotka kōtˈkä [key], city (1998 pop. 55,551), Southern Finland prov., SE Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. It is a major export center for paper, pulp, and timber, and it has chemical industries. It ...Kumanovo
(Encyclopedia)Kumanovo ko͞oˈmänôvô [key], town (1994 pop. 94,589), North Macedonia. Located in the center of a tobacco-growing region, its major industries are tobacco processing and canning. The Serbs won a d...Pensacola Dam
(Encyclopedia)Pensacola Dam, 145 ft (44 m) high and 6,500 ft (1,980 m) long, on the Grand River (local name of the Neosho), NE Okla., NE of Tulsa; built 1938–41 by the state of Oklahoma. The dam impounds Lake of ...Bacolod
(Encyclopedia)Bacolod bäkōˈlōd, –lōᵺ [key], city, capital of Negros Occidental prov., NW Negros island, the ...Beppu
(Encyclopedia)Beppu bāpˈpo͞o [key], city, Oita prefecture, NE Kyushu, Japan, on Beppu Bay. It is a major...Browse by Subject
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