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water turkey

(Encyclopedia)water turkey: see darter.

water hemlock

(Encyclopedia)water hemlock: see poison hemlock. ...

water oats

(Encyclopedia)water oats: see wild rice.

water clover

(Encyclopedia)water clover, common name for various species of aquatic ferns. ...

water fern

(Encyclopedia)water fern, common name for various species of aquatic ferns. ...

Derwent Water

(Encyclopedia)Derwent Water, lake, 3 mi (4.8 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Cumbria, NW England, formed by a widening of the River Derwent. It is surrounded by wooded hills, with the Lodore (c.90 ft/27 m) and Bar...

water wheel, device

(Encyclopedia)water wheel, device for utilizing the power of flowing or falling water. The Norse wheel is the oldest type known. Despite its name it probably originated in the Middle East, where the swift stream re...

water, desalination of

(Encyclopedia)water, desalination of, process of removing soluble salts from water to render it suitable for drinking, irrigation, or industrial uses. The principal methods used for desalination include distillatio...

desalination of water

(Encyclopedia)desalination of water: see water, desalination of. ...

Irish water spaniel

(Encyclopedia)Irish water spaniel, breed of large sporting dog developed in Ireland in the 19th cent. The tallest of the spaniels, it stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 45 and 65 ...