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- (from the article "Jhalawar") ...the capital of the former princely state of the same name, has a government college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan. Nearby is the site of the ancient city of ...
- candy
- sweet food product. The application of the terms candy and confectionery varies among English-speaking countries. In the United States candy refers to both chocolate products and sugar-based confections; elsewhere "chocolate ... [1 Related Articles]
- Candy, John Franklin
- Canadian comedian (b. Oct. 31, 1950, Newmarket, Ont.--d. March 4, 1994, Durango, Mexico), created such kooky characters as slick television personality Johnny La Rue, ghoulish Dr. Tongue, and polka clarinetist ... [1 Related Articles]
- candytuft
- any of about 40 species of Eurasian plants of the genus Iberis, of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Most species are native to the Mediterranean region. Globe candytuft (I. umbellata), widely ...
- cane fencing
- (French canne), the art of defending oneself with a walking stick, developed in France by the 16th century but little practiced after the beginning of the 20th. In cane fencing, ...
- cane furniture
- furniture in which a mesh of split canes is stretched over parts of the framework, principally on the backs and seats of chairs. It was made in India as early ...
- cane rat
- either of two species of large, stocky African rodent. Weighing up to 7 kg (more than 15 pounds), cane rats can grow to a length of 61 cm (24 inches), ... [1 Related Articles]
- cane sugar
- (from the article "sugar") ...of sugar in order to save its ships from running blockades to sugarcane sources in the Caribbean. Sugarcane, once harvested, cannot be stored because of sucrose decomposition. For this reason, ...
- Canebiere, La
- (from the article "Marseille") From the historic centre of Marseille at the Old Port, the thoroughfare of La Canebiere climbs eastward up the hill; its name is a corruption of a Latin word for ...
- Canela
- (from the article "moiety system") ...two groups for ceremonial or other purposes. Usually these functions are combined, but sometimes only one form occurs, or the two appear concurrently as separate, crosscutting systems. Thus, the Canela ...
- Canellaceae
- (from the article "Canellales") Canellaceae has 6 genera and 16 species. There is one genus each in tropical Africa (Warburgia) and Madagascar (Cinnamosma), two genera in tropical South America (Capsicodendron and Cinnamodendron), and two ...
- Canellales
- order of flowering plants consisting of 2 families (Winteraceae and Canellaceae), 11-14 genera, and about 75-90 species. Together with three other orders (Laurales, Magnoliales, and Piperales), Canellales constitutes the Magnoliidae ...
- Canelo
- South American Indian people that traditionally lived along the upper Pastaza, Bobonaza, and Napo rivers on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. The original language and culture of the ...
- Canelones
- city, southern Uruguay. It was founded at a nearby site in 1774 and moved to its present location in 1783. Canelones serves as an administrative centre and also functions as ...
- canephore
- (from the article "caryatid") Caryatids are sometimes called korai ("maidens"). Similar figures, bearing baskets on their heads, are called canephores (from kanephoroi, "basket carriers"); they represent the maidens who carried sacred objects used at ...
- Canetti, Elias
- German-language novelist and playwright whose works explore the emotions of crowds, the psychopathology of power, and the position of the individual at odds with the society around him. He was ... [1 Related Articles]
- Caney Fork River
- river formed by the confluence of the Collins and Rocky rivers in central Tennessee, U.S. It flows for 144 miles (232 km) in a northwesterly direction to the Cumberland River, ...
- Canfield, Cass
- American publisher and editor noted for his long association with Harper & Brothers (later Harper & Row) publishing company.
- Cangas de Narcea
- city, Asturias provincia (province) and comunidad autonoma (autonomous community), northwestern Spain. It lies southwest of Oviedo city at the confluence of the Narcea and ...
- Cangas de Onis
- (from the article "Pelayo") ...by Moorish armies, especially at the Battle of Monte Auseba, and, eventually, Pelayo-accepted as their ruler (c. 718-c. 737)-was able to set up a tiny kingdom with its capital at ...
- Cange, Charles du Fresne, Seigneur du
- one of the great French universal scholars of the 17th century, who wrote dictionaries of medieval Latin and Greek using a historical approach to language that pointed toward modern linguistic ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cangrande I
- (from the article "della Scala family") Bartolomeo's brother Can Francesco, called Cangrande I (d. 1329), was the greatest figure of the family and protector of the exiled Dante. He first ruled Verona jointly with his brother ...
- Canguilhem, Georges
- (from the article "Foucault, Michel") ...with the American scholars Hubert Dreyfus and Paul Rabinow stimulated his turn toward ethics and the genealogy of problematization. Special mention must finally be made of his teacher and mentor, ...
- Cangzhou
- city, eastern Hebei sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated on the low-lying coastal plain about 60 miles (100 km) south of Tianjin on the Grand Canal ...
- Canham, Erwin D.
- (from the article "Christian Science Monitor, The") At the time of its founding, the Monitor set out to address a national audience, and its circulation grew to 120,000 in its first decade. Notably under ...
- Caniapiscau River
- river in Nord-du-Quebec region, northern Quebec province, Canada. Rising from Lake Caniapiscau in central Quebec, it flows generally northward for 460 miles (740 km) to its junction with the Larch ...
- Caniff, Milton
- American comic-strip artist, originator of "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon," which were noted for their fine draftsmanship, suspense, and humour.
- canine
- any of 34 living species of foxes, wolves, jackals, and other members of the dog family. Found throughout the world, canines tend to be slender, long-legged animals with long muzzles, ... [2 Related Articles]
- canine distemper
- an acute, highly contagious, disease affecting dogs, foxes, wolves, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. It is caused by a paramyxovirus that is closely related to the viruses causing measles in humans ...
- canine parvovirus disease
- acute viral infection in dogs characterized by a severe enteritis that is associated with bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. It was first recognized in 1978 and now is distributed worldwide. ...
- canine tooth
- in mammals, any of the single-cusped (pointed), usually single-rooted teeth adapted for tearing food, and occurring behind or beside the incisors (front teeth). Often the largest teeth in the mouth, ... [4 Related Articles]
- canine viral hepatitis
- acute adenovirus infection common in young dogs, affecting the liver and inner lining of blood vessels and occurring worldwide. It is usually characterized by fever, lack of appetite, vomiting, intense ...
- Canion, Rod
- (from the article "Compaq Computer Corporation") Compaq was founded in 1982 by Joseph R. ("Rod") Canion, James M. Harris, and William H. Murto, all former employees of Texas Instruments, Incorporated, for the purpose of building a ...
- Canisius College
- private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Buffalo, New York, U.S. Affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church, Canisius consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, ...
- Canisius, Saint Peter
- doctor of the church, Jesuit scholar, and strong opponent of Protestantism who has been called the Second Apostle of Germany. [2 Related Articles]
- canistel
- (Pouteria campechiana), small tree of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae), native to northern South America and cultivated in other tropical regions. It grows 3-7.5 metres (10-25 feet) tall and has spreading ...
- canister
- (from the article "military technology") ...loading. (In that case, moist clay was sometimes packed atop the wadding that separated the ball from the powder charge.) Other projectiles developed for special purposes included the carcass, canister, ...
- Canitz, Friedrich Rudolf, Freiherr von
- one of a group of German court poets who prepared the way for the new ideas of the Enlightenment.
- Cankar, Ivan
- Slovene writer who, after starting his literary career as a poet, became Slovenia's premier novelist and playwright through works that show a strong commitment to realism. [1 Related Articles]
- canker
- disease of plants that is caused by numerous species of fungi and bacteria. Symptoms include round-to-irregular, sunken, swollen, flattened, or cracked, discoloured, and dead areas on the stem (cane), twig, ...
- canker sore
- a small, painful ulcer of the oral cavity. Canker sores are round, shallow, white ulcers on the inner surface of the cheek or lip. They are surrounded by an inflamed ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cankiri
- city, north-central Turkey. It lies at the confluence of the Tatli and the Aci rivers. Gangra, capital of the ancient Paphlagonian kings, was incorporated into the Roman province of Galatia ...
- Canlaon
- chartered city, central Negros island, Philippines. The former municipality, made a city in 1961, is named for Mount Canlaon (8,071 feet [2,460 m]), the volcano beneath whose eastern slopes it ...
- Canlaon, Mount
- active volcano, north-central portion of the island of Negros, Philippines. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bacolod. Part of the volcanic Cordillera Central, it is, at 8,086 ... [2 Related Articles]
- Canna edulis
- (from the article "Cannaceae") The genus Canna is widely grown for ornamental use. One species, C. edulis, from Peru has edible, starchy rhizomes.
- Cannabaceae
- the hemp family of the rose order (Rosales), containing 11 genera and 270 species of aromatic herbs distributed throughout temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Older authorities included the two ... [3 Related Articles]
- Cannabis
- plant genus belonging to the family Cannabaceae of the nettle order (Urticales). The genus comprises one species, hemp (q.v.; C. sativa), a stout, aromatic, erect annual herb that originated in ... [1 Related Articles]
- cannabis
- (from the article "drug use") Cannabis is the general term applied internationally to the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, when the plant is used for its pleasure-giving effects. The plant may grow to a height ...
- Cannaceae
- the canna family of the ginger order (Zingiberales), a single genus with about 19 species, distributed from southeastern North America through South America. These tropical herbs possess rhizomes (underground stems) ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cannae, Battle of
- (216 BC), major battle near the ancient village of Cannae, in Apulia (Puglia), southeastern Italy, between the forces of Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War. The Romans were ... [2 Related Articles]
- Cannanore
- city, northern Kerala state, southern India. A port on the Arabian Sea, Cannanore carried on important trade with Persia and Arabia in the 12th and 13th centuries AD. Until the ...
- Cannavaro, Fabio
- Italian professional football (soccer) player who led his country to a 2006 World Cup victory. [2 Related Articles]
- cannel coal
- type of hydrogen-rich, sapropelic coal characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre. It was formerly called candle coal because it lights easily and burns with a bright, smoky flame. ... [2 Related Articles]
- Cannes
- resort city of the French Riviera, in Alpes-Maritimes departement, Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur region, southeastern France. It lies southwest of Nice. Named for the canes of its once-reedy shore, it was probably ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cannes Conference
- (from the article "international relations") At the Cannes Conference (January 1922) the Allies searched for common ground on reparations, a security pact, and Lloyd George's scheme for a grand economic conference including Soviet Russia. But ...
- Cannes Festival
- (from the article "International Film Awards 2007") ...relished humour untainted by the politically correct. The French, in turn, took some exception to the brash contemporary styling of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, cheekily premiered at the Cannes Festival. ...
- Cannibal Cave
- (from the article "Teyateyaneng") ...centre and is known for the production of finely woven mohair rugs and other textiles and for stoneware pottery. Numerous specimens of Khoisan art in several rock shelters in the ...
- cannibalism
- eating of human flesh by humans. The term is derived from the Spanish name (Caribales, or Canibales) for the Carib, a West Indies tribe well known for their practice of ... [9 Related Articles]
- cannibalism
- in zoology, the eating of any animal by another member of the same species. Cannibalism frequently serves as a mechanism to control population or to ensure the genetic contribution of ... [4 Related Articles]
- Canninefates
- (from the article "Low Countries, history of") ...the Frisii (Frisians) were the principal inhabitants, although the arrival of the Romans brought about a number of movements: the Batavi came to the area of the lower reaches of ...
- canning
- method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat. The process was invented after prolonged research by Nicolas Appert ... [9 Related Articles]
- Canning Basin
- arid sedimentary basin in northwestern Western Australia. Occupying a largely unexplored area of about 150,000 square miles (400,000 square km), it extends south from the Fitzroy River to the De ... [1 Related Articles]
- Canning Jewel
- (from the article "baroque pearl") ...sea mollusks but rather as unique and exquisite natural forms. They were often used in pieces of jewelry to form the bodies of figures. A superb example is a piece ...
- Canning Stock Route
- (from the article "Great Sandy Desert") ...Capricorn and the Gibson Desert. A vast, arid expanse of salt marshes and sand hills interlaced with Triodia (Spinifex) grass, it roughly coincides with the sedimentary Canning basin. Canning Stock ...
- Canning, Charles John Canning, Earl
- statesman and governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He became the first viceroy of India in 1858 and played an important part in the work of reconstruction ... [2 Related Articles]
- Canning, George
- British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807-09, 1822-27) and as prime minister for four months during 1827. [9 Related Articles]
- Cannizzaro reaction
- (from the article "aldehyde") Aromatic aldehydes (ArCHO), and other aldehydes that lack an alpha-hydrogen, undergo an unusual oxidation-reduction reaction (the Cannizzaro reaction) when treated with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Half ...
- Cannizzaro, Stanislao
- Italian chemist who was closely associated with a crucial reform movement in science. [2 Related Articles]
- Cannock Chase
- district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. The southern portion of the Staffordshire coalfield, including the Lea Hall Colliery, is in the district. Coal mining and metalworking traditionally ... [1 Related Articles]
- cannon
- big gun, howitzer, or mortar, as distinguished from a musket, rifle, or other small arm. Modern cannon are complex mechanisms cast from high-grade steel and machined to exacting tolerances. They ... [14 Related Articles]
- cannon bone
- (from the article "artiodactyl") ...with the attendant lengthening of lower limb bones, has frequently led to a fusion of the two principal metacarpal and metatarsal (midfoot) bones in the forelegs and hindlegs, respectively, forming ...
- cannon game
- (from the article "bagatelle") The cannon game, as in billiards, requires three balls-a cue ball and two object balls, one black and one white. The object of the game is to make cannons (caroms), ...
- Cannon Mountain
- (from the article "Franconia Notch") ...example of glacial action, the pass includes at its southern end the Flume, a narrow gorge 70 feet (21 metres) deep that extends along the flank of Mount Liberty (4,460 ...
- Cannon, Annie Jump
- American astronomer who specialized in the classification of stellar spectra. [2 Related Articles]
- Cannon, Dyan
- (from the article "Grant, Cary") ...caper Charade (1963) with Audrey Hepburn. Walk Don't Run (1966) inadvertently became his final film, as he was enmeshed in divorce (from fourth wife ...
- Cannon, Harriet Starr
- 19th-century American religious leader, a cofounder of the Community of St. Mary, an Episcopal sisterhood that focuses on child health and welfare.
- Cannon, Joseph Gurney
- American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Cannon, Walter Bradford
- American neurologist and physiologist who was the first to use X rays in physiological studies. These led to his publication of The Mechanical Factors of Digestion (1911). His investigations on ... [5 Related Articles]
- Cannon-Bard theory
- (from the article "motivation") Walter B. Cannon, a Harvard physiologist, questioned the James-Lange theory on the basis of a number of observations; he noted that the feedback from bodily changes can be eliminated without ...
- cannonball tree
- (Couroupita guianensis), tall, soft-wooded tree, of the family Lecythidaceae, native to northeastern South America and notable for its large, spherical woody fruit, which resembles a rusty cannonball. The tree is ...
- Cano, Alfonso
- (from the article "FARC") ...to raid a FARC encampment. In March 2008 the FARC's leader and one of the organization's founders, Manuel Marulanda Velez, nicknamed Tirofijo ("Sureshot"), died of a heart attack. Alfonso Cano ...
- Cano, Alonso
- painter, sculptor, and architect, often called the Spanish Michelangelo for his diversity of talents. Although he led a remarkably tempestuous life, he produced religious works of elegance and ease. [4 Related Articles]
- Cano, Juan Sebastian del
- Basque navigator who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. [3 Related Articles]
- Cano, Melchor
- Dominican theologian and bishop who upheld the rights of the Spanish crown against the claims of the papacy.
- Cano, Mount
- (from the article "Cape Verde") ...Vista, Maio, and Sal, the so-called Rasas ("Flat") islands-have suffered enough erosion to have much level ground. Fogo (meaning "Fire") has an active volcano, Mount Cano, whose last major eruption ...
- Cano, Sebastian del
- (from the article "Plata, Rio de la") The Spaniard Sebastian del Cano, who accompanied the Magellan expedition, was able to include relatively accurate markings of the Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers in the map of the estuary ...
- Canoas
- city, eastern Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. Situated just north of Porto Alegre, the state capital, in the grassy lowlands south of the Serra ...
- canoe
- lightweight boat pointed at both ends and propelled by one or more paddles (not oars). Paddlers face the bow. [13 Related Articles]
- canoe cedar
- (from the article "canoe cedar") common name usually applied to giant arborvitae (q.v.) but also used for a species of false cypress (q.v.).for more specific content on this topicfalse ...
- canoe house
- (from the article "art and architecture, Oceanic") A major focus of southern Solomon culture was bonito fishing, with its symbolic relationship to sea spirits and ancestors. The roofs of canoe houses, which were the centres of male ...
- canoeing
- the use for sport, recreation, or competition of a canoe, kayak, or foldboat, all small, narrow, lightweight boats propelled by paddles and pointed at both ends. There are many canoe ...
- Canoidea
- (from the article "carnivore") The arrangement of the nine terrestrial families into two distinct superfamilies, Canoidea and Feloidea (or Aeluroidea), appears to be a natural arrangement dating back to the works of W.H. Flower ...
- canon
- (from the article "scripture") Types of sacred literature vary in authority and degree of sacredness. The centrally important and most holy of the sacred texts have in many instances been gathered into canons (standard ...
- canon
- (from the article "Christianity") ...often revived. The other new moment began in the 12th century when new forms of religious life burst on the scene, especially among monks and those priests who endeavoured to ...
- canon
- musical form and compositional technique, based on the principle of strict imitation, in which an initial melody is imitated at a specified time interval by one or more parts, either ... [2 Related Articles]
- Canon City
- city, seat (1861) of Fremont county, south-central Colorado, U.S. It is located at the eastern end of the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River between the Front Range and Wet ... [1 Related Articles]
- canon law
- body of laws made within certain Christian churches (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and the Anglican Communion) by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government of both ... [18 Related Articles]
- Canon Law, Code of
- official compilation of ecclesiastical law promulgated in 1917 and again, in revised form, in 1983, for Roman Catholics of the Latin rite. The code obliges Roman Catholics of Eastern rites ... [5 Related Articles]
- Canongate Church
- (from the article "Edinburgh") ...built in the 15th century). Other notable buildings along this stretch of the Royal Mile are Moray House, a 17th-century town house now used as a teacher-training college; the Baroque-fronted ...
- canonical ensemble
- in physics, a functional relationship for a system of particles that is useful for calculating the overall statistical and thermodynamic behaviour of the system without explicit reference to the detailed ...
- canonical hours
- in music, settings of the public prayer service (divine office) of the Roman Catholic Church, divided into Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. The early monastic communities ...
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