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• Nitrous oxide
  ...s", primarily arranged for the [[Social structure of Britain#Upper classes|British upper class]], became an immediate success beginning in 1799. While the eff ...to cause euphoria and slight hallucinations, began as a phenomenon for the British upper class in 1799, known as "laughing gas parties". Until at least 1863,
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• Mercury (element)
  [[Image:Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg|thumb|left|A [[One pound (British decimal coin)|pound coin]] (density ~7.6 g/cm³) floats in mercur ...oorly screens the nuclear charge that increases the attractive [[Coulomb's law|Coulomb interaction]] of the 6s shell and the nucleus (see [[lanthanide con
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• Morphine
  The poppy straw methods predominate in Continental Europe and the British Commonwealth, with the latex method in most common use in India. The latex ...his day, poppy farming is legal in Hungary, but poppy farms are limited by law to {{convert|2|acre|m2}}. It is also legal to sell dried poppy in flower sh
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• Ephedrine
  ...Formulary Committee. [[British National Formulary]], 47th edition. London: British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; 2004 ...]'' as an amendment to the renewal of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]. Signed into law by president [[George W. Bush]] on March 6, 2006, the act amended the [[US
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• Temazepam
  ...08|author= BNF|authorlink=British National Formulary|year= 2008|publisher= British National Formulary }}</ref> ...3 |issue=29 |pmid=41539 |pmc=1429628 |format=PDF |pages=23S–29S |journal=British journal of clinical pharmacology}}</ref>
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• Donald Mackenzie Wallace
  ...Order|KCVO]] (11 November 1841 – 10 January 1919) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] public servant, editor and foreign correspondent of [[The Times]] (London ...nd [[University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]], graduating with a doctorate in law from Heidelberg in 1867.
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• Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
  ...the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-k ...e eleventh edition. Though it is generally perceived as a quintessentially British work, the eleventh edition had substantial American influences, not only in
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  The '''''Encyclopædia Britannica''''' ([[Latin]] for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general English-language [[encyclopedia|encyclopaedia] ...nnica'' has maintained [[American and British English spelling differences|British spelling]].<ref name="kister_1994" />
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...umes. The first number appeared on December 6, 1768 in Edinburgh, priced [[British sixpence coin|sixpence]] or 8 [[pence]] on finer paper. The ''Britannica'' ...n (continued to this day) of dedicating the ''Britannica'' to the reigning British monarch, then [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]]; calling
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• Viscometer
  ...size and density of the sphere, and the [[density]] of the liquid, Stokes' law can be used to calculate the [[viscosity]] of the fluid. A series of steel ...of the piston are used to calculate the viscosity according to Newton’s Law of Viscosity. [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OPvisc1.JPG alternate
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• Asphalt
  In [[British English]], the word 'asphalt' refers to a mixture of mineral aggregate and The first British patent for the use of asphalt was 'Cassell's patent asphalte or bitumen' in
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• Depleted uranium
  ...ref> This made it clear, in paragraphs 54, 55 and 56, that [[international law]] on poisonous weapons—the Second Hague Declaration of 29 July 1899, Hagu ...onal Court of Justice]] considers this rule binding customary humanitarian law.}}
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  :[[Fiber]] or '''fibre''' (see [[American and British English spelling differences|spelling differences]]) is a class of [[materi ...ionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820|date=2007|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=58820|accessdate=11 April 2010}}.</ref><re
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=bCLNX8_a4WQC&pg=PA248&dq=Law+for+the+Preservation+of+Ancient+Shrines+and+Temples&client=firefox-a&sig=UB ...definition, and have been designated national treasures according to the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties that came into effect on June 9,
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• Firestop
  ...ag.jpg|[[Mortar (firestop)|Firestop Mortar]] seal at a [[paper mill]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. ...is compromised. For any deviations from this principle, one is required by law to contact the [[Authority Having Jurisdiction]] (AHJ) to gain acceptance o
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• Hemp
  ...items that include the seed oils, whole hemp grain (which is sterilized by law), dehulled hemp seed (the whole seed without the mineral rich outer shell), ...ercially in cannabis, hemp, or marijuana. It was repealed by an overriding law in 1970.
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• White cane
  *'''Identification cane ("Symbol Cane" in British English)''': The ID cane is used primarily to alert others as to the bearer ...tober 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress, HR 753, was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of ea
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• Confined space
  ...ctim. One example was in 2006 at the decommissioned [[Sullivan Mine]] in [[British Columbia, Canada]] when one initial victim and then three rescuers all died ...n compliance with the Regulations and has evidentiary status in a court of law.
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• Dry cleaning
  This changed when the British dry-cleaning equipment company Spencer introduced the first in-shop machine ...d water. This material should then be disposed of in accordance with local law.
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...s M, Lennmarken C|title=Carboxyhaemoglobinaemia and pulse oximetry|journal=British Journal of Anaesthesia|volume=66|issue=5|pages=625–626|year=1991|month=Ma ...the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.<ref name="Anderson-NYT"/> After the British government phased out coal gas in favor of natural gas in the 1960s, the su
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