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  • 71white heat — noun Date: circa 1710 1. a temperature (as for copper and iron from 1500° to 1600° C) which is higher than red heat and at which a body becomes brightly incandescent 2. a state of intense mental or physical strain, emotion, or activity …

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  • 72prickly heat — Pathol. a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands. Also called heat rash. [1730 40, Amer.] * * *       a noncontagious skin eruption of red pimples with intense itching and… …

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  • 73white heat — n. 1. a temperature at which material glows white 2. a state of intense emotion, excitement, etc …

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  • 74prickly heat — noun Date: 1736 a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples with intense itching and tingling caused by inflammation around the sweat ducts …

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  • 75Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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  • 76Sun — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). The Sun …

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  • 77Wildfire — This article is about uncontrolled outdoor fire. For the New York rock band, see Forest Fire (band). For other uses, see Wildfire (disambiguation). Crown Fire redirects here. For the 2010 wildfire in Southern California, see 2010 California… …

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  • 78Tripod (The War of the Worlds) — Martian tripod illustration drawn by Henrique Alvim Corréa for a 1906 edition of the novel. Tripods or fighting machines are a type of fictional three legged walker from the H. G. Wells classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, used by …

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  • 79china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 80China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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