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Rice, Jerry Lee
(Encyclopedia)Rice, Jerry Lee, 1962–, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice subsequently p...Burroughs, Edgar Rice
(Encyclopedia)Burroughs, Edgar Rice bûrˈōz [key], 1875–1950, American novelist, creator of the character Tarzan. He is the author of Tarzan of the Apes (1914) and numerous other jungle and science fiction thri...Rice, Charles Moen
(Encyclopedia)Rice, Charles Moen, 1952–, American virologist, b. Sacramento, Calif., Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1981. Rice was a researcher at the Washington Univ. School of Medicine from 1986 to 2...rice-paper plant
(Encyclopedia)rice-paper plant: see ginseng.Carpenter, George Rice
(Encyclopedia)Carpenter, George Rice, 1863–1909, American educator, b. Labrador, grad. Harvard, 1886. After study abroad, he returned to teach at Harvard (1888–90) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (189...Atchison, David Rice
(Encyclopedia)Atchison, David Rice ăchˈĭsən [key], 1807–86, U.S. Senator, b. Frogtown, Ky. A lawyer and politician in Missouri, he served in the Senate from 1843 to 1855. As a proslavery Democrat, Atchison wa...sake
(Encyclopedia)sake, alcoholic beverage made from rice by fermentation. Although sake is sometimes called rice wine, and can have a smooth body and be quite aromatic, it has a higher alcohol content and is produced ...Alvin
(Encyclopedia)Alvin, city (2020 pop. 27,098), Brazoria co., S Tex.; inc. 1893. The city is chiefly residential but is near an agricultural area where rice, cotton, soybeans, and pecans are raised. Indus...Battambang
(Encyclopedia)Battambang bătˈəmbăng [key], city (1995 est. pop. 110,000), capital of Battambang prov., W Cambodia, in a great rice-growing area. The second largest city in Cambodia, it is a market center with n...Gunsan
(Encyclopedia)Gunsan or Kunsan go͝onˈsänˈ [key], Jap. Gunzan, city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW Sou...Browse by Subject
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