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Union League Clubs

(Encyclopedia)Union League Clubs, in U.S. history, organizations formed throughout the North in the Civil War after the military defeats and Republican election losses of 1862. A convention at Cleveland (May, 1863)...

chloride

(Encyclopedia)chloride klōrˈīd, klôrˈ– [key], chemical compound containing chlorine. Most chlorides are salts that are formed either by direct union of chlorine with a metal or by reaction of hydrochloric ac...

niobium

(Encyclopedia)niobium nīōˈbēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Nb; at. no. 41; at. wt. 92.90638; m.p. about 2,468℃; b.p. 4,742℃; sp. gr. 8.57 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, +4, or +5. Niobium is a rare...

International Peace Bureau

(Encyclopedia)International Peace Bureau (IPB), organization est. 1891 in Bern, Switerland, by Fredrik Bajer and other members of the third World Peace Congress. Dedicated to promoting world peace, it brought toget...

Geophysical Year, International

(Encyclopedia)Geophysical Year, International: see International Geophysical Year. ...

date line, international

(Encyclopedia)date line, international: see international date line. ...

international gold standard

(Encyclopedia)international gold standard: see international monetary system. ...

International Development Association

(Encyclopedia)International Development Association: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...

International Finance Corporation

(Encyclopedia)International Finance Corporation: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...

rust, in chemistry and metallurgy

(Encyclopedia)rust, in chemistry and metallurgy: see corrosion. ...