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bites and stings

(Encyclopedia) bites and stings: see first aid.

block and tackle

(Encyclopedia) block and tackle: see pulley.

Storm and Stress

(Encyclopedia) Storm and Stress: see Sturm und Drang.

Troilus and Cressida

(Encyclopedia) Troilus and CressidaTroilus and Cressidatroiˈləs, krĕsˈĭdə [key], a medieval romance distantly related to characters in Greek legend. Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam and Hecuba…

Caterham and Warlingham

(Encyclopedia) Caterham and Warlingham Caterham and Warlingham kāˈtərəm, wôrˈlĭng-əm […

population I and II

(Encyclopedia) population I and II, in astronomy: see stellar populations.

permutations and combinations

(Encyclopedia) permutations and combinations: see probability.

visit and search

(Encyclopedia) visit and search: see search, right of.

Zewail, Ahmed Hassan

(Encyclopedia) Zewail, Ahmed Hassan, 1946–2016, Egyptian-American chemist, b. Damanhur, Egypt, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1974. He became a U.S. citizen in 1982. A professor at the California…

Worms

(Encyclopedia) WormsWormsvôrms [key], city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center. Manufactures include…