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Escherichia coli

(Encyclopedia)Escherichia coli ĕshˌərĭkˈēə kōˈlī [key], common bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, but can cause infection in other parts of the body, especially ...

Chilliwack

(Encyclopedia)Chilliwack chĭlˈĭwăk [key], district municipality, SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser ...

Isahaya

(Encyclopedia)Isahaya ēsäˈhäyä [key], city, Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. An agricultural center ...

Hamilton, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, town, South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, near the confluence of the Avon and the Clyde rivers. Once known for its coal mining, Hamilton's ...

North Richland Hills

(Encyclopedia)North Richland Hills, town (1990 pop. 45,895), Tarrant co., N Tex., a residential suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1953. Corrugated boxes, food products, and textiles are manufactured. The town grew markedl...

Kariya

(Encyclopedia)Kariya kärēˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 120,126), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center with textile, mechanical, food-processing industries, and ceramic tile industrie...

White Oak

(Encyclopedia)White Oak, uninc. community (1990 pop. 18,671), Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, central Md., in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The site of the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory was renamed the...

Bobigny

(Encyclopedia)Bobigny bôbēnyēˈ [key], city, capital of Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France, an ...

Tatebayashi

(Encyclopedia)Tatebayashi tätābäˈyäshē [key], city (1990 pop. 76,221), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. It is a manufacturing center with mechanical, textile, and food-processing in...

ptomaine poisoning

(Encyclopedia)ptomaine poisoning tōˈmān, tōmānˈ [key]: see food poisoning. ...