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(Encyclopedia)alkali ălˈkəlī [key] [Arab., al-gili=ashes of saltwort], hydroxide of an alkali metal. Alkalies are readily soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions with a characteristic acrid taste. Th...Frontinus
(Encyclopedia)Frontinus (Sextus Julius Frontinus) frŏntīˈnəs [key], fl. a.d. 74, Roman administrator and writer. As governor of Britain from a.d. 74 or a.d. 75 to a.d. 78, he reduced the Silures, a rebellious t...Browse by Subject
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