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• Metal
  The term "ferrous" is derived from the [[Latin language|Latin word]] meaning "containing iron". This can include pure iron, such as [[wro ...importer of [[ores]] and metals in 2005 followed by the [[United States of America|U.S.A.]] and [[Japan]].<ref>[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATIST
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• Ruthenium
  ...laus]] discovered the element in 1844 and named it after [[Ruthenia]], the Latin word for [[Etymology of Rus and derivatives|Rus']]. Ruthenium is found asso ...her platinum group metals in the [[Ural Mountains]] and in North and South America. Small but commercially important quantities are also found in [[pentlandit
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• Vermiculite
  ...[[Millbury]], [[Worcester County, Massachusetts]], USA. Its name is from [[Latin]] ''vermiculare,'' ''to breed worms,'' for the manner in which it [[exfolia ...r of asbestos products even had to discontinue selling anything to [[North America]] directly, having to rely now on surrogate trading companies for sales to
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• Spermaceti
  ...''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''sperma'', seed, and [[Latin language|Latin]] ''cetus'', whale) sometimes erroneously called ''parmaceti'' is a [[wax]] ...|first= Eric Jay |coauthors= |title= Leviathan, The History of Whaling in America |publisher= W.W. Norton & Co. |year= 2007 |month= |isbn= 978-0-393-6057-7 }
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• Quincha
  Quincha is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term widely known in [[Latin America]], borrowed from [[Quechua]] ''qincha''<ref>Real Academia Española. http:/
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• Terracotta
  ...iam-webster.com/dictionary/terra-cotta Merriam-Webster.com]</ref> from the Latin ''terra cocta'') is a [[clay]]-based unglazed [[ceramic]],<ref>[[OED]], "Te ...a belief in a Mother Goddess.<ref>Jacob Neusner, ed. <U>World Religions in America</U>. Louisville: [[Westminster John Knox Press]], 2003.</ref> The [[Burney
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• Thuja plicata
  ...[[tree]] in the cypress family [[Cupressaceae]] native to western [[North America]]. It is the [[Provincial tree emblems of Canada|Provincial tree]] of [[Bri ''Thuja plicata'' is one of two ''Thuja'' species native to North America, the other being ''[[Thuja occidentalis]]''. The species name ''plicata'' d
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• Cancer
  ...'''-carcinoma''', '''-sarcoma''' or '''-blastoma''' as a suffix, with the Latin or Greek word for the organ of origin as the root. For instance, a cancer o ...of [[hepatitis B]] patients per year (especially in Asia, less so in North America), and in 1.4% of [[hepatitis C]] carriers per year. Liver cirrhosis, whethe
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• Pointing and calling
  ...ct/term/latin_america/mexico_2001_3.html|title=Terminal Evaluation - Latin America and the Caribbean|publisher=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]|acce
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...Europe) is synonymous with ''Industrial Hygiene'' (used in the US, Latin America, and other countries that received initial technical support or training fr ===United States of America===
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• Beryllium
  ...ch 243 tonnes (71%) came from mines and smelters in the [[United States of America]]. By 2008, the world's production of beryllium had decreased somewhat, to
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• Mining
  ===North and South America=== In [[North America]] there are ancient, prehistoric [[copper]] mines along [[Lake Superior]].<
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• Linda Rosenstock
  ...e World Health Organization. This included health effects studies in Latin America.<ref name=>"[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/EWconf97/ec4rosen.h
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• Emerson Electric Company
  ...ican President and government authorities to open an operation for [[Latin America]] based in Costa Rica. They are planning to hire more than 500 engineers in .../magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/snapshots/143.html Fortune 500] list of America's largest corporations, as ranked by revenues.
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  ...including its wholly owned subsidiaries such as Robert Bosch LLC in North America, is unusual in that it is an extremely large, privately owned corporation t ...ns of Bosch Group is located.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} In North America, Bosch employs about 24,750 people in 80 locations, generating $8.8&nbsp;bi
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• List of eponyms
  ...etal, subtly attached an association with his name. ''Lecoq'' (rooster) in Latin is ''gallus''. * [[Delmonico]], America's first restaurant--[[Delmonico steak]] (boneless Prime rib)
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• List of places named after people
  *[[Americas]] ([[North America]] and [[South America]]) &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci]] or [[Richard Amerike]] *[[United States of America]] &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci]] or [[Richard Amerike]]
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• List of atlases
  ...Microsoft/Encarta/Expedia World atlas], world atlas, plus atlas for North America and Europe to street level. *[http://www.library.ucla.edu/yrl/reference/maps/blaeu/ 1645 Latin edition of Blaeu's Atlas] at [[UCLA]] (partial copy)
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• List of parasites of humans
  !Latin name (sorted) |[[Mexico]], Central America, South America - 16-18 million
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• Metamizole
  ...case-control study, is examining the incidence of agranulocytosis in Latin America and the role of metamizole.
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