Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Kwakiutl (kwakwaka'wakw) continue the practice of potlatch. Illustrated ... The ceremonial feast called a potlatch, practiced among a diverse ...10 KB (1,450 words) - 05:54, 30 November 2022
- 65 million years ago) reptiles comprising the suborder Pliosauroidea of ... 15 meters (49 feet) in length (Rincon 2008), the pliosaurs had disappeared ...11 KB (1,490 words) - 08:04, 24 November 2022
- Nitrogen (symbol N, atomic number 7) is the chief constituent of the ... In living organisms, nitrogen atoms are part of the molecular structures ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 02:26, 16 November 2022
- [[Image:DSCF0003.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Introspection entails the inward ... thoughts and perceptions. Introspection is the process of directly examining ...17 KB (2,469 words) - 11:00, 6 March 2024
- Fowl is the common name for any of the gamefowl or landfowl comprising ... for sport. Peafowl, such as exemplified by the extravagant tail of the peacock ...11 KB (1,511 words) - 14:35, 22 January 2023
- The solubility of a chemical substance is a physical property referring ... Solubility is measured in terms of the maximum amount of solute that ...23 KB (3,483 words) - 01:08, 4 February 2023
- formula is Cl2. Given its high reactivity, the free element is not found ... On the other hand, chloride (Cl−) ions are abundant in nature and ...15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
- Guarana is the common name for a South American woody vine or sprawling ... The high concentration of caffeine in the seeds, which is more concentrated ...15 KB (2,227 words) - 22:26, 2 December 2021
- Angioplasty is the mechanical widening of blood vessel that is abnormally ... Angioplasty reflects on the uniqueness of human beings, whose higher ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 18:06, 27 July 2023
- ranging from yellow to blue. It belongs to the same family of chemical elements ... In the Earth's crust, bismuth is about twice as abundant as gold ...14 KB (1,891 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- metallic element that occurs naturally in the minerals celestite and strontianite ... In addition, strontium is widely used in the glass screens of color television ...14 KB (1,860 words) - 21:04, 26 February 2023
- Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia or pædophilia) is the ... The word pedophilia comes from the Greek paidophilia (παιδοφιλια ...22 KB (3,151 words) - 07:11, 23 November 2022
- Flamingo (plural: flamingos or flamingoes) is the common name for ... extant species is recognized, with four of the species native to the Americas ...17 KB (2,382 words) - 17:35, 28 March 2024
- of the actinide series. It is produced synthetically by bombarding ... amounts, making it feasible to study the element's chemical properties ...10 KB (1,354 words) - 06:46, 12 January 2024
- The South Korean military has grown from a understaffed and under ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group. ... In a broader sense, biotite refers to the dark mica series, primarily ...5 KB (694 words) - 17:56, 31 October 2023
- occurs in association with yttrium. It is the heaviest and hardest of the ... elements. Consequently, it is also one of the most expensive metals, costing ...11 KB (1,371 words) - 03:06, 5 November 2022
- a rare, hard, white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements ... This element is generally found in ores with the other platinum group ...13 KB (1,814 words) - 18:24, 22 December 2022
- Liverwort is the common name for any of the small, green, non-vascular ... 10,000 species of liverworts. Some of the more familiar species grow ...21 KB (3,070 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- Fire extinguishers have been a major part of fire prevention. The ... The typical steps for operating a fire extinguisher (described by ...15 KB (2,294 words) - 19:52, 26 March 2024
