The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... contains a hard substance called chitin . Al- though the animals never leave their tubes , they are able to move inside them . The body wall consists of an outer layer of epidermal cells covered by a cuticle . Beneath the epidermal ...
... contains a hard substance called chitin . Al- though the animals never leave their tubes , they are able to move inside them . The body wall consists of an outer layer of epidermal cells covered by a cuticle . Beneath the epidermal ...
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... contains a mixture of language groups . Hindi - along with the dialects of Bhojpuri , Maithili , and Magadhi - and Urdu are spoken by almost 90 percent of the population . Hin- dus constitute about 83 percent and Muslims 14 percent of ...
... contains a mixture of language groups . Hindi - along with the dialects of Bhojpuri , Maithili , and Magadhi - and Urdu are spoken by almost 90 percent of the population . Hin- dus constitute about 83 percent and Muslims 14 percent of ...
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... contains a specific pro- tein , avidin , that combines with biotin and thus effectively prevents its action . biotite , also called BLACK MICA , a silicate mineral in the common mica group . It is abundant in metamorphic rocks ( both re ...
... contains a specific pro- tein , avidin , that combines with biotin and thus effectively prevents its action . biotite , also called BLACK MICA , a silicate mineral in the common mica group . It is abundant in metamorphic rocks ( both re ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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