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... called parlor , or flowering , maple , is grown as a houseplant . An important fibre plant in China is A. theophrastii , called China jute ; it is a field weed in the United States , where it is called velvet leaf ( q.v. ) , or Indian ...
... called parlor , or flowering , maple , is grown as a houseplant . An important fibre plant in China is A. theophrastii , called China jute ; it is a field weed in the United States , where it is called velvet leaf ( q.v. ) , or Indian ...
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... called ammonia dynamites , or as an oxidizing agent in the ammonals , which are mixtures of ammonium nitrate and ... called goniatite , flourished during the Paleozoic Era ( 570 to 245 million years ago ) . Ammonoids characterized by a ...
... called ammonia dynamites , or as an oxidizing agent in the ammonals , which are mixtures of ammonium nitrate and ... called goniatite , flourished during the Paleozoic Era ( 570 to 245 million years ago ) . Ammonoids characterized by a ...
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... called an aperture stop . Thus , an aperture stop determines the amount of light that traverses an optical system and hence determines the image illumination . Closely related to the aperture stop is its im- age , called the entrance ...
... called an aperture stop . Thus , an aperture stop determines the amount of light that traverses an optical system and hence determines the image illumination . Closely related to the aperture stop is its im- age , called the entrance ...
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