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• Hydroelectric
  ...l 2006.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The [[Three Gorges Dam]] in China, the [[List of the largest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power stati ...approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewable sources.<ref name="REN21-2006">[http://www.ren21
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• Arisaema triphyllum
  ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the ...ing a plant with a single rounded leaf. Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower.
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• Poison ivy
  ...expected to expand its range and populations based on studies done at Duke University.<ref>http://www.pnas.org/content/103/24/9086.abstract</ref> ...not grow in [[desert]] or [[arid]] conditions. It grows in a wide variety of [[soil]] types, and [[soil pH]] from 6.0 (acidic) to 7.9 (moderately alkali
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• Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
  ...e:Table of Trigonometry, Cyclopaedia, Volume 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Table of [[Trigonometry]], 1728 ''[[Cyclopaedia]]'']] ...n numerous editions in the eighteenth century. The ''Cyclopaedia'' was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English.
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• Structural insulated panel
  ...of an insulating layer of rigid polymer foam sandwiched between two layers of structural board. The board can be sheet metal, plywood, cement or [[orient ...hibits the same properties as the flanges. SIPs combine several components of conventional building, such as studs and joists, insulation, vapor barrier
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• Sandstone
  |image_caption=Prepared sample of sandstone ...sible cliffs and other [[topography|topographic]] features, certain colors of sandstone have been strongly identified with certain regions.
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• Slate and stylus
  ...er)|embossed printing]] for Braille [[character encoding]]. Prior methods of making raised printing for the blind required a [[movable type printing pre The basic design of the slate consists of two pieces of metal, plastic or wood fastened together with a hinge at one side.<ref name
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• Asbestos
  ...:Blue asbestos (teased).jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos showing the fibrous nature of the mineral]] ...sks related to exposure to asbestos at work |publisher=Publications Office of the European Union |date= |accessdate=2010-07-05}}</ref>
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• Arsenic
  ...The occurrence of arsenic in drinking water is problematic in some parts of the world. ...per and lower layer. This relatively close packing leads to a high density of 5.73&nbsp;g/cm³.<ref name="Holl"/> It is a [[semiconductor]] an
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• Michael H. Belzer
  ...>[http://www.clas.wayne.edu/faculty/belzer Wayne State University, College of Liberal Arts and Science, Faculty Listing.]</ref> ...k truck]] [[truck driver]] and a member of the [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]], which had a direct impact on his studies, writings and career.
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• Personal health record
  ...provide a complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this informati ...d June 1978;<ref name=FIRST>{{cite journal |author= |title=Computerisation of personal health records |journal=Health Visitor |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=
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• Ferrichrome
  ...html Ferrichrome], Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules, University of Wisconsin</ref>
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• List of foods named after people
  This is a list of '''[[food]] items named after people'''. :For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see [[eponym]].
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• List of eponyms of stadiums in the United States
  This is a list of [[eponym]]s of [[stadium]]s in the [[United States]]. ..., Connecticut|East Hartford]], named for [[Frederick Rentschler]] (founder of [[United Technologies]], which donated the stadium site)
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• List of eponyms of airports
  This is a '''list of eponyms of airports''', including the name of the [[airport]], the location and the person after whom the airport is name ...[[Semarang]] || [[Indonesia]] || [[Achmad Yani]], a revolutionist hero of Indonesia
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  ...eacher]]s or other leaders associated with the institution. This is a list of [[higher education]] institutions named for people. ...d as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member.
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• List of American places named after people
  This is a list of places in the [[United States|United States of America]] which are named after people. The etymology is generally referenc *[[Abbot, Maine]] &ndash; John Abbot (treasurer of [[Bowdoin College]])
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• Amobarbital
  ...d in [[Germany]] in [[1923]]. If amobarbital is taken for extended periods of time, physical and [[Substance dependence|psychological dependence]] can de ...A-receptor actions of amobarbital on thalamic neurons."] ''British Journal of Pharmacology.'' 2004 Oct;143(4):485-94. Epub 2004 Sep 20. PMID 15381635</re
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• Aspergum
  ...the [[analgesic]], [[anti-inflammatory]], and [[anti-pyretic]] properties of its active ingredient. The Aspergum trademark is currently owned by [[Insig ...Angeles Times]]'', Section: Health; Page 1.</ref> it was an early example of a [[functional gum]] - chewing gum as a [[drug delivery]] system.
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• Salvia divinorum
  | image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel
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