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Riihimäki
(Encyclopedia)Riihimäki rēˈhĭmăˌkē [key], town (1996 pop. 25,911), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. It is a railroad junction and industrial center with glass, textile, and chemical industries. ...Niihama
(Encyclopedia)Niihama nēˈhämä [key], city (1990 pop. 129,149), Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan. It is a commercial port and a manufacturing and mining center, producing copper and chemical products. ...Caterham and Warlingham
(Encyclopedia)Caterham and Warlingham kāˈtərəm, wôrˈlĭng-əm [key], town, Surrey, SE England...Itabuna
(Encyclopedia)Itabuna ētəbo͞oˈnə [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, on the Itabuna River. A cacao-pro...Izumiotsu
(Encyclopedia)Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...covalent bond
(Encyclopedia)covalent bond kōˌvāˈlənt [key]: see chemical bond. ...Badalona
(Encyclopedia)Badalona bäˌᵺəlōˈnə [key], city, Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. It is a Med...bohemium
(Encyclopedia)bohemium bōhēˈmēəm [key], former name of the chemical element rhenium. ...Wellingborough
(Encyclopedia)Wellingborough, town (1991 pop. 38,598) and district, Northamptonshire, central England. It is an extremely old market town. Formerly known for its chalybeate spring, Wellingborough is a rail center w...Marsh, James
(Encyclopedia)Marsh, James, 1789–1846, English chemist. He is known for his chemical test for arsenic and antimony, called the Marsh test. Using it, very small quantities of arsenic can be detected. ...Browse by Subject
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