Search results for "Agent Orange" - New World Encyclopedia
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- An herbicide is an agent used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides ... * Agent Orange was a herbicide blend used by the U.S. military in ...17 KB (2,537 words) - 15:43, 25 January 2023
- motion picture industry and is an alloying agent in tungsten electrodes for ... is called ceric. Cerium(IV) salts are orange red or yellowish, whereas ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- (2,4,5-T), one of the active agents in Agent Orange, used in Vietnam, has ... The defoliant Agent Orange was a mix of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. 2,4-D is ...15 KB (2,169 words) - 05:59, 10 January 2023
- in the form of heat and light. It can be an agent of destruction, especially ... a fuel rapidly reacts with an oxidizing agent to generate heat, light, ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 19:51, 26 March 2024
- political system as Defoe, who as a secret agent risked his life for the crown ... a witty defense of King William of Orange, who had been criticized ...14 KB (2,237 words) - 14:40, 5 August 2013
- Bromine is highly reactive and is a powerful oxidizing agent in the ... which in turn was used as an anti-knock agent for leaded gasolines before ...10 KB (1,346 words) - 04:33, 22 November 2023
- It also has an intense, yellow or yellow-orange color and is used to impart ... which is hard and firm, is either orange-brown or deeply rust-colored ...16 KB (2,344 words) - 19:02, 6 November 2022
- Nitric acid is a strong, monobasic acid, a powerful oxidizing agent ... Nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent as shown by its large positive ...19 KB (2,942 words) - 02:25, 16 November 2022
- efforts to surround and storm the lodge. Agent W. Carter Baum was shot dead ... Sage had identified herself to agent Melvin Purvis by wearing an agreed ...13 KB (2,104 words) - 18:51, 5 April 2024
- In 1761, Johann Gottlob Lehmann found an orange-red mineral in the ... Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) is a powerful oxidizing agent and is ...15 KB (2,106 words) - 21:52, 10 December 2023
- within cells. It is used as a reducing agent for the extraction of several ... *It is a reducing agent in the extraction of other metals, such as ...18 KB (2,626 words) - 18:21, 25 November 2023
- * As an emulsification agent in Angostura and orange bitters ... * As the killing and preserving agent in pitfall traps, usually used ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 00:24, 2 December 2022
- and Co.) tried molybdenum as an alloying agent in steel armor plating and ... in color from red-yellow to a bright red-orange, are used in paints, inks ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- beta carotene, responsible for yellow, orange, or red pigmentation, photosynthesis ... lycopene has been considered a potential agent for prevention of some types ...20 KB (2,797 words) - 10:39, 9 March 2023
- Garfield was born in Orange Township, now Moreland Hills, Ohio. His ... In Orange Township, Garfield attended school, a predecessor of the ...23 KB (3,377 words) - 21:14, 20 March 2024
- , ricin has been developed as a biochemical agent. Able to be produced in liquid ... ==Use as an agent for warfare or terrorism== Ricin is considered to ...25 KB (3,716 words) - 18:51, 11 August 2022
- slightly larger than its prey and has an orange body. It develops from egg ... developed as inundative biological control agent (LUBILOSA 2004). ...26 KB (3,797 words) - 23:47, 11 January 2023
- (Its HCl salt is used as a pH buffering agent in biochemistry) ... ** bis-tris (It is used as a pH buffering agent in biochemistry) ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 07:02, 25 July 2023
- was named New York in his honor. Fort Orange, 240 kilometres (150 miles ... regarded the new Duchess of York as an agent of the Pope. ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- paper, formulation aid for food, pH control agent, polyethylene resins, textile ... with high content of potassium include orange juice, avocados, celery, ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- known metals in human history. Reddish orange in color, it is ductile, ... 6. Copper has its characteristic reddish orange color because it reflects ...21 KB (3,086 words) - 17:35, 21 May 2020
- of the parties at war (such as a foreign agent or an indigenous supporter ... of products in garish four-color (purple, orange, white, and black) packaging ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 18:32, 22 December 2022
- in a deficiency of surfactant, a crucial agent involved in decreasing tension ... Presentation. Biology 182 Course Handout. Orange Coast College: Costa Mesa, CA. ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 19:44, 16 April 2023
- bacteria that is the primary causative agent in Group A streptococcal ... pain as well as warm, plain tea. Avoid orange juice or other citrus drinks ...14 KB (1,981 words) - 23:26, 21 October 2022
- | profession=Lawyer, Land Agent, Politician | religion=Episcopalian }} William Henry Seward, Sr. (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was a Governor ...12 KB (1,847 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- abortions, haemorrhaging, and cancer. Agent Orange (50 percent 2:4:5 T) was used as a defoliant in Vietnam. Eleven million gallons were used ...12 KB (1,940 words) - 21:14, 22 October 2022
- not immediately toxic to human beings. (Agent Orange, for instance, used by ... * Agent Orange * Biological warfare * Hydrogen cyanide * Phosgene ...61 KB (9,020 words) - 14:48, 5 December 2023
- Charles Cunningham Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord ... ostracism applied to a landlord or agent like Boycott." The Daily ...24 KB (3,816 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
- gray in color, but may be red-brown or orange, are used as a spice in a ... these "berries" are red-brown or orange but in most they are blue; ...23 KB (3,212 words) - 21:18, 4 October 2022
- form of ascorbic acid, is a strong reducing agent, meaning that it readily ... to vitamin C’s role as a strong reducing agent (antioxidant). ...31 KB (4,437 words) - 20:15, 17 April 2023
- became a Shinto priest and wealthy shipping agent serving the Tokugawa shogunate ... belt grading colors: White, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, and ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 21:02, 4 October 2022
- are often confused. A pollinator is the agent that moves the pollen, whether ... diurnal flowers that are red, yellow, or orange, but no odor because birds ...25 KB (3,659 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
- and wrote that he felt like "an orange that's been trodden ... worked for many years as an agricultural agent for the British government ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
- al-Banna, owned 6,000 acres (24 km2) of orange groves situated between Jaffa ... Their orange groves had gone, now part of the new state of Israel ...43 KB (6,718 words) - 06:53, 14 June 2023
- with statements such as, "To pick even one orange with sincerity in an American orchard will make a contribution to our country." He improved ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- in 1625, and Prince Frederick Henry of Orange intervened on his behalf ... the legal question of whether a private agent such as the Dutch East India ...25 KB (3,772 words) - 12:17, 4 February 2023
- plants). The fruit is between an orange and a grapefruit in size ... for 10–15 days and used as an acidic agent for chutney and curry production ...26 KB (3,898 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- of the nature of evil A Clockwork Orange; and his masterpiece, Earthly ... slang "Nadsat" used in A Clockwork Orange. ===Tax exile=== ...51 KB (7,981 words) - 05:23, 31 July 2023
- most famously, the dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange. About 12 million gallons ... any conclusive scientific links between Agent Orange and the Vietnamese victims ...70 KB (11,017 words) - 20:17, 3 May 2023
- Ghulam Mohyiuddin, an agent of the Mughal government, reporting to ... * Mahmood, Cynthia. A Sea of Orange. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris, 2002 ...20 KB (3,030 words) - 03:34, 6 October 2022
- special additives (such as an anti-rust agent). This heated fluid is then ... These furnaces come with the 'orange EPA OWHH tag' to notify ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 09:57, 18 October 2022
- ice is commonly used as a versatile cooling agent, and it is relatively inexpensive ... Carbon dioxide can also be combined with limonene from orange peels ...34 KB (5,140 words) - 19:07, 26 November 2023
- escaping from predators. The main coloring agent of the ink is melanin, which ... epidermis. Chromatophores contain yellow, orange, red, brown, or black pigments; ...21 KB (3,168 words) - 10:16, 11 March 2023
- exotic fruit-flavored vinegars include blood orange and pear. ... often used as a natural household cleaning agent. It is especially useful ...21 KB (3,152 words) - 20:25, 3 May 2023
- thumb|250px|Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. The roots of this ... flower, the movements of the pollinating agent contributing to the opportunity ...22 KB (3,368 words) - 15:42, 21 January 2023
- boy, ditch digger, live-in tutor, and orange tree pruner. He also continued ... the SDG as the sole collective bargaining agent for directors. Schneck refused ...21 KB (3,350 words) - 05:01, 9 April 2024
- orange (potassium dichromate), red (mercury sulfide), mauve (cobalt ... II to the brine, this acts as an anticaking agent by promoting irregular crystals. ...36 KB (5,357 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- * The development of agent orange, a highly-toxic herbicide that would gain notoriety for its use during the Vietnam War. title=Agent Orange ...51 KB (7,192 words) - 13:07, 3 May 2023
- (Roccella portentosa), used as a coloring agent. After the assassination ... blackberry Rubus glaucus, various citrus (orange, grapefruit, lemon), floripondio ...33 KB (5,083 words) - 03:47, 18 April 2024
- By the fall of 1944, Dahl had a literary agent, Ann Watkins, and a ... in the Jar, as well as tea, cakes, and orange squash for sale, all while ...26 KB (4,117 words) - 03:07, 15 December 2022
