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• Paracetamol
  ...pack sizes on paracetamol poisoning in the United Kingdom: a review of the literature |journal=Drug Saf |volume=30 |issue=6 |pages=465–79 |year=2007 |pmid=1753 }}</ref> The lack of the English name paracetamol makes it difficult for non-Chinese-speaking travellers loo
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• Datura inoxia
  ...is often cited as ''D. innoxia''. The plant was first described in 1768 by English botanist [[Philip Miller]], who spelled it ''D. inoxia''. The name ''Datura ...with it in early scientific literature. ''D. metel'' is a closely related Old World plant for which similar effects were described by [[Avicenna]] in ele
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• Hellebore
  Other species names (now considered invalid) may be encountered in older literature, including ''H. hyemalis'', ''H. polychromus'', ''H. ranunculinus'', ''H. t ...ic Smith. In recent years, Ashwood Nurseries (of [[Kingswinford]] in the [[English Midlands]]), already well-known for its Ashwood Garden Hybrids (''H.'' × '
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• Digitalis
  ...e derivation of the name "foxglove". According to the 19th century book, ''English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants'': ...ester|first=Mrs.|others=Sowerby J, Smith C, Johnson J.E, Salter J.W.|title=English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants (full text)|editor=Boswell J
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• Lily of the Valley
  The name "lily of the valley" is also used in some English translations of the [[Bible]] in [[Song of Songs]] 2:1, although whether or ...ific name, ''majalis'' or ''maialis'', means "of or belonging to May", and old astrological books place the plant under the dominion of [[Mercury (mytholo
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• Euphorbia
  The [[common name]] "spurge" derives from the [[Middle English]]/[[Old French]] ''espurge'' ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a [ ...ublicaciones/resumeness/ABM/ABM.65.2003/acta65(45–50).pdf PDF fulltext] [English with Spanish abstract]
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• Temazepam
  ...18 years of age, and should not be used at all in children under 6 months old. Benzodiazepines also require special caution if used in the elderly, alcoh ...|pmid=10622686 |doi=10.1016/S0924-977X(99)00051-6}}</ref> A review of the literature found that non-pharmacological treatment options were a more effective trea
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• J. Gordon Melton
  ...[[Northwestern University]] where he received his Ph.D. in the History and Literature of Religions in 1975. His doctoral dissertation surveyed some 800 religious ...The purpose of such contact has been to obtain the group's main religious literature to ascertain their principal teachings and practices. His inquiries also co
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• William Robertson Smith
  ...[[Scotland|Scottish]] [[List of Islamic studies scholars|orientalist]], [[Old Testament]] scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the [[Free Chur ...Smith, William Robertson}} --> It was during this time that he wrote ''The Old Testament in the Jewish Church'' (1881) and ''The Prophets of Israel'' (188
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  | language = English ...ædia Britannica''''' ([[Latin]] for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general English-language [[encyclopedia|encyclopaedia]] published by [[Encyclopædia Britan
  94 KB (12,721 words) - 12:31, 19 September 2010
• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...ed in the 18th century, beginning with ''Lexicon technicum, or A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' by [[John Harris (writer)|John Harris]] ( ...lopaedia'' were still popular, and despite the commercial failure of other English encyclopedias, Macfarquhar and Bell were inspired by the intellectual ferme
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• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
  [[Image:The.Cambridge.History.of.English.and.American.Literature.gif|right]] ...ish poetry]] and end with the late [[Victorian era]]. Coverage of American literature ranges from colonial and revolutionary periods through the early twentieth
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• Nordisk familjebok
  ...untries|Nordic]] – just as [[Project Gutenberg]] aims to do with English Literature. In 2001, technology had improved enough to allow a full scale digitalizati
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• Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
  The full title was ''A Dictionary of the Bible, dealing with the Language, Literature and Contents, including the Biblical Theology''. It was edited by [[James H ...ing to the [[Authorized Version|Authorized]] and [[Revised Version|Revised English Version]]s." Articles were written "on names of all Persons and Places, on
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• Gemstone
  ...and/or transparency and/or "brilliance".<ref>AskOxford.com Concise Oxford English dictionary online.</ref> Very transparent gems are considered "first water" ...last = Burnham | first = S.M. | title = Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature | publisher = Bradlee Whidden | year = 1868}} Page 251</ref>
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• Depleted uranium
  While clearing a decades-old [[Hawaii]] firing range in 2005, workers found depleted uranium training ro ...l it came into force.<ref>http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/docs/69.pdf English translation of Belgian text banning uranium weapons and armour</ref> In Apr
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• Gunpowder
  ...consensus" are that gunpowder may have been invented by the Arabs, by the English monk [[Roger Bacon]], or by the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] people (accor An evaluation of all arguments and thorough [[literature review]] is beyond the scope of this article. Rather than take a position,
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• Bamboo
  ...it has been largely replaced by synthetic [[silicic acid]]. In most Indian literature, ''Bambusa arundinacea'' is described as the source of bamboo manna.<ref na ...m, unity and adaptableness. A Vietnamese proverb says: "When the bamboo is old, the bamboo sprouts appear", the meaning being [[Vietnam]] will never be an
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• Cancer
  ...cancer of the fat cells is called ''liposarcoma''. For common cancers, the English organ name is used. For instance, the most common type of [[breast cancer]] ...ad to [[melanoma]] and other skin malignancies.<ref>{{cite journal |author=English DR, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Fleming C |title=Sunlight and cancer |journal=
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• Asbestos
  ...nds for [[lime (mineral)|lime]], not for the material known as asbestos in English). The ancients already recognized certain hazards of the material. The Gree ...his purpose. Although asbestos causes skin to itch upon contact, [[ancient literature]] indicates that it was prescribed for diseases of the skin, and particular
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