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  • 81Anaclastic — An a*clas tic, a. [Gr. ? to bend back and break; to reflect (light); ? + ? to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. [1913 Webster] 2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic… …

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  • 82Anaclastic glass — Anaclastic An a*clas tic, a. [Gr. ? to bend back and break; to reflect (light); ? + ? to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. [1913 Webster] 2. Springing back, as the bottom of an… …

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  • 83Leyden jar — Ley den jar (l[imac] d n j[aum]r ; 277) Leyden phial Ley den phi al (f[imac] al).n. (Elec.) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob …

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  • 84vial — noun Etymology: Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala more at phial Date: 14th century a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids …

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  • 85Benjamin Franklin — Infobox Governor name=Benjamin Franklin width=180px height=220px caption=1777 Jean Baptiste Greuze portrait of Franklin. order=6th President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania office= term start=October 18, 1785 term end=December 1 …

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  • 86Molotov cocktail — A Finnish soldier with a Molotov cocktail in the Winter War. The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, Molotov bomb, fire bottle, fire bomb, or simply Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised… …

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  • 87Reims — Rheims redirects here. For the artist, see Bettina Rheims. For other uses, see Reims (disambiguation). Reims City hall (hôtel de ville) …

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  • 88Ceremonial magic — Ceremonial magic, also referred to as high magic and as learned magic,[1] is a broad term used in the context of Hermeticism or Western esotericism to encompass a wide variety of long, elaborate, and complex rituals of magic. It is named as such… …

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  • 89Half-elven — In J. R. R. Tolkien s fictional universe of Middle earth, the Half elven ( Sindarin singular Peredhil, plural Peredhel, Quenya singular Perelda )), are the children of the union of Elves and Men. Unlike in some other fantasy genres, the Half… …

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  • 90Maitreya — This article is about the Buddhist bodhisattva Maitreya. For other uses, see Maitreya (disambiguation). Maitreya Buddha Bodhisattva Maitreya from the 2nd Century Gandharan Art Period …

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