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DeSmet extractor: (from the article "fat and oil processing") ...extracted flakes are dumped automatically and then refilled with fresh flakes to initiate another cycle. Many extractor designs have been proposed, but only a few have found wide acceptance. In ...
desmethylimipramine: (from the article "antidepressant") The tricyclic antidepressants act by inhibiting the inactivation of norepinephrine and serotonin within the brain. The tricyclics include imipramine, amitriptyline, desipramine, nortriptyline, and a number of other compounds. These drugs ...
Desmichels Treaty: (from the article "Abdelkader") In November 1832 the aging Mahieddin had his young son Abdelkader elected in his place. The youth, already renowned for his piety and military prowess, took over the war of ...
desmid: any of the beautiful, single-celled (sometimes filamentous or colonial), microscopic green algae of the order Zygnematales, class Charophyceae, characterized by extensive variation in cell shape. Typically the cell is divided ... [2 Related Articles]
Desmodilliscus braueri: (from the article "gerbil") ...opimus), which inhabits the deserts of Central Asia and is 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 inches) long, with a slightly shorter, densely haired tail. The smallest is probably ...
Desmognathinae: (from the article "Caudata") ...years ago) to present; North America, Central America, and most of South America; 6 species in Europe (Sardinia, southern France, and north-central Italy); 27 genera, placed in 2 subfamilies: Desmognathinae, ...
Desmognathus: (from the article "Caudata") ...Central America, and most of South America; 6 species in Europe (Sardinia, southern France, and north-central Italy); 27 genera, placed in 2 subfamilies: Desmognathinae, with 2 genera (including Desmognathus) and ...
Desmoncus: (from the article "palm") Leaves are sometimes armed with spines or marginal teeth on sheath, petiole, or blade, or on all parts. Pinnae may be modified into recurved hooks (Desmoncus), or the tip of ...
Desmond: an ancient territorial division of Ireland approximating the modern counties of Kerry and Cork. Between the 11th and 17th centuries, the name was often used for two quite distinct areas. ... [1 Related Articles]
Desmond Castle: (from the article "Kinsale") ...and his father held office in the town. With the neighbouring villages of Scilly and Summer Cove, Kinsale is much frequented by visitors and hosts an annual regatta. A wine ...
Desmond Rebellion: (from the article "Ireland") Despite his pardon, Fitzmaurice fled to the European continent in 1575, returning to Ireland in 1579 with papal approval for a Roman Catholic crusade against Queen Elizabeth. Although neither France ...
Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 14th earl of: Irish Roman Catholic nobleman who led one of the three major Irish rebellions against English rule under Queen Elizabeth I. [2 Related Articles]
Desmond, Paul: (from the article "Brubeck, Dave") In late 1951, Brubeck reformed the trio, which soon became a quartet with the addition of alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Within several months, they attained a measure of national fame, ...
desmosome: (from the article "skin") ...the basal layer, or stratum basale. Immediately peripheral to the basal layer is the spinous, or prickle-cell, layer-the stratum spinosum. Its cells have a spiny appearance due to the numerous ...
Desmoulins, Camille: one of the most influential journalists and pamphleteers of the French Revolution. [1 Related Articles]
Desnos, Robert: French poet who joined Andre Breton in the early Surrealist movement, soon becoming one of its most valuable members because of his ability to fall into a hypnotic trance, under ... [1 Related Articles]
Desnoyers, Auguste-Gaspard-Louis, Baron: French engraver, one of the most eminent line engravers of his time. Desnoyers studied engraving and drawing and, after visiting Italy, entered the studio of Pierre-Alexandre Tardieu in 1800. His ...
Desnoyers, Jules: (from the article "geochronology") ...categories of classification proposed by Arduino, Lehmann, Werner, and others as "alluvium" or related formations, deserved a place in any formalized system of rock succession. In 1829 Jules Desnoyers of ...
Despard, Edward Marcus: British army officer and colonial administrator and organizer of a conspiracy against the British government. Despard entered the army in 1766 and attained the rank of colonel. After serving in ... [2 Related Articles]
Despatie, Alexandre: (from the article "Swimming") Canada's Alexandre Despatie won both of the men's springboard events with brilliant performances. In the 1-m competition, he outclassed the field with 489 points. His victory in the 3-m event ...
Despenser family: unpopular favourites of England's King Edward II, who were executed by Edward's opponents, Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer.
Despenser, Hugh Le: (from the article "Despenser family") ...Thomas, earl of Lancaster, leader of the baronial opposition, procured his dismissal from court and council in February 1315. He then worked to further the interests of his son, Hugh ...
Despenser, Hugh Le: (from the article "Despenser family") Hugh Le Despenser (in full Hugh Le Despenser, earl of Winchester; b. 1262-d. Oct. 27, 1326Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.), also known as Hugh the Elder, was summoned to Parliament as a ...
Despiau, Charles: French sculptor and illustrator who is best known for portrait busts executed in a sensitive and classical style. [1 Related Articles]
Despina: (from the article "Moons of Neptune") ...Adams. Le Verrier, which is about 110 km (70 miles) in radial width, closely resembles the nonarc regions of Adams. Similar to the relationship between the moon Galatea and the ...
Despoina: (from the article "Damophon") ...he repaired Phidias' sculpture of Zeus at Olympia, which had been damaged by an earthquake. Considerable fragments, including three colossal heads from a group sculpted by Damophon and representing Despoina, ...
Desportes, Alexandre-Francois: French painter who specialized in portraying animals, hunts, and emblems of the chase; he was among the first 18th-century artists to introduce landscape studies using nature as a model.
Desportes, Philippe: French courtier poet whose light, facile verse prepared the way for the new taste of the 17th century in France and whose sonnets served as models for the late Elizabethan ...
Desprez, Louis-Jean: French painter, stage designer, architect, and engraver, an important figure in the transition from the rational Neoclassicism of the mid-18th century in France to the more subjective and innovative pre-Romantic ... [1 Related Articles]
desquamation: (from the article "scarlet fever") ...has a rough, sandpaper-like texture. This scarlet rash usually covers the entire body except for the area around the mouth, which remains pale. One of the most characteristic features of ...
Desrosiers, Leo-Paul: French-Canadian writer best known for his historical novels.
Dessalines, Jean-Jacques: emperor of Haiti who proclaimed his country's independence in 1804. [6 Related Articles]
Dessau: city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), east-central Germany. It lies on the Mulde River at its confluence with the Elbe River, northeast of Halle. The German town, which developed ... [1 Related Articles]
Dessau, Paul: German composer and conductor best known for his operas and other vocal works written in collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. Dessau's conducting career included posts in Cologne (1919-23) and Berlin (1925-33). ...
dessert: the last course of a meal. In the United States dessert is likely to consist of pastry, cake, ice cream, pudding, or fresh or cooked fruit. British meals traditionally end ...
dessert wine: (from the article "Comparison of energy, carbohydrates, and alcohol in some common beverages") Sweet dessert dishes demand sweet wines. Notable among these are sweet port, sherry, and madeira; Tokaj Aszu of Hungary; sauternes; Greek mavrodaphne; and German Auslese, Beerenauslese, and Trockenbeerenauslese bottlings. Sweet ...
Dessoir, Ludwig: German actor whose fame rested on his portrayals of Shakespearean characters.
destegul: (from the article "religious dress") ...hat (sikke) represents the headstone. Underneath are the white "dancing" robes consisting of a very wide, pleated frock (tannur), over which fits a short jacket (destegul). On arising to participate ...
Destinn, Emmy: Czech soprano noted for the power and vibrant richness of her voice and for her great intelligence and dramatic gifts. She adopted the name of her singing teacher, Maria Loewe-Destinn.
Destiny: (from the article "Space stations, from 1971") ...in a Soyuz TM. Subsequent installation of a large solar power array and cooling radiators on a truss mounted on Unity cleared the way for the shuttle launch of NASA's ...
Destiny New Zealand: (from the article "New Zealand") Destiny New Zealand, a new church-based political party, organized rallies on family and moral issues in Auckland and Wellington, where police estimated 7,500 attendees. The party also protested legalized prostitution, ...
Destiny's Child: (from the article "Beyonce") At age nine Beyonce formed the singing-rapping girl group Destiny's Child (originally called Girl's Tyme) in 1990 with childhood friends. In 1992 the group lost on the
Destouches, Andre Cardinal: French opera and ballet composer of the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Destouches, Philippe Nericault: dramatist who brought to the tradition of French classical comedy influences derived from the English Restoration theatre. [1 Related Articles]
Destour: Tunisian political party, especially active in the 1920s and '30s in arousing Tunisian national consciousness and opposition to the French protectorate. [2 Related Articles]
destrier: (from the article "military technology") The destrier, or medieval war-horse, was central to the tactical viability of European feudalism. This animal was a product of two great migrations of horses originating in Central Asia. One, ...
destroyer: fast naval vessel that has served a variety of functions since the late 19th century. The term destroyer was first used for the 250-ton vessels built in the 1890s to ... [3 Related Articles]
destroying angel: (from the article "Amanita") Among the deadliest of all mushrooms are the destroying angels (A. bispongera, A. ocreata, A. verna, and A. virosa). They develop a large white fruiting body and are found in ...
destructive competition: (from the article "monopoly and competition") ...thus maintain a satisfactory rate of technological progress. Innovation would effectively be discouraged. Finally, some purely competitive industries have been afflicted with what has been called destructive competition. Examples have ...
destructive dilemma: (from the article "logic") ...affirmed, and thus the consequent is also affirmed as conclusion, the argument is constructive. When the consequent is denied, and thus the antecedent is denied as conclusion, the argument is ...
destructive interference: (from the article "interference") ...producing constructive interference; but, if the two waves are out of phase by 12 period (i.e., one is minimum when the other is maximum), the result is destructive interference, producing ...
destructive testing: (from the article "adhesive") The strength of adhesive bonds is usually determined by destructive tests, which measure the stresses set up at the point or line of fracture of the test piece. Various test ...
Destutt de Tracy, Antoine-Louis-Claude, Comte: French philosopher, soldier, and chief Ideologue, so called for the philosophical school of Ideologie, which he founded. [3 Related Articles]
Desulfovibrio: (from the article "bacteria") ...stutzeri is of major global importance for its activity in denitrification, the conversion of nitrate to nitrite and dinitrogen gas (N₂). Desulfovibrio and Desulfuromonas ...
Desulfovibrio desulficans: (from the article "sulfur bacterium") ...habitats, oxidizes sulfur, producing sulfates useful to plants; in deep ground deposits it generates sulfuric acid, which dissolves metals in mines but also corrodes concrete and steel. Desulfovibrio desulficans reduces ...
desulfurization: (from the article "steel") Many powder-injection stations are used for desulfurization. One effective desulfurizer is a calcium-silicon alloy containing 30 percent calcium. Metallic calcium desulfurizes by forming the very stable compound calcium sulfide (CaS), ...
Desulfuromonas: (from the article "bacteria") ...global importance for its activity in denitrification, the conversion of nitrate to nitrite and dinitrogen gas (N₂). Desulfovibrio and Desulfuromonas reduce sulfate and elemental ...
DESY: the largest centre for high-energy particle-physics research in Germany. DESY, founded in 1959, is located in Hamburg and is funded jointly by the German federal government and the city of ... [3 Related Articles]
detached retina: eye disorder involving separation of the transparent light-sensing portion of the retina from the underlying layer of supporting cells known as the retinal pigment epithelium. Most commonly, retinal detachments are ... [1 Related Articles]
Detaille, Edouard: French painter known for his accurate portrayals of battles and military life.
Detainee Treatment Act: (from the article "Bush, George W.") ...photographs of abusive treatment of prisoners by American soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (see below Iraq War). In response to the Abu Ghraib revelations, Congress eventually passed the ...
detection: in electronics, the process of rectifying a radio wave and recovering any information superimposed on it; it is essentially the reverse of modulation (q.v.).
detection system: (from the article "space exploration") Remote sensing is a term applied to the use of satellites to observe various characteristics of Earth's land and water surfaces in order to obtain information valuable in mapping, mineral ...
detective: (from the article "detective story") ...seemingly perfect crime; (2) the wrongly accused suspect at whom circumstantial evidence points; (3) the bungling of dim-witted police; (4) the greater powers of observation and superior mind of the ...
detective story: type of popular literature in which a crime is introduced and investigated and the culprit is revealed. [27 Related Articles]
detector: (from the article "chromatography") ...of multicomponent samples deals with small amounts of solutes emerging from the column where they are to be detected. Refinement of chromatographic methods is inseparable from refinement of detectors that ...
detente: (from the article "United States") ...while at the same time enhancing American security. In 1969 the Nixon Doctrine called for allied nations, especially in Asia, to take more responsibility for their own defense. Nixon's policy ...
Deterding, Hendrik W. A.: (from the article "Royal Dutch/Shell Group") ...of Oil Wells in the Dutch Indies). This company developed its first pipeline and refinery in Sumatra in 1892, tapping the local oil fields; after 1896, under the leadership of ...
detergent: any of various surface-active agents (surfactants) particularly effective in dislodging foreign matter from soiled surfaces and retaining it in suspension. The term usually denotes a synthetic substance that is not ... [2 Related Articles]
deterioration: (from the article "ice in lakes and rivers") In the spring, when average daily air temperatures rise above the freezing point, ice begins to decay. Two processes are active during this period: a dimensional thinning and a deterioration ...
determinant: in genetics, the term used in the late 19th century by the German biologist August Weismann to describe the component of hereditary material, or germ plasm, that specifies the characteristics ...
determinant: in linear and multilinear algebra, a value, denoted det A, associated with a square matrix A of n rows and n columns. Designating any element of the matrix by the ... [1 Related Articles]
determinate growth: (from the article "mammal") Continuous growth of hair (indeterminate), as seen on the heads of humans, is rare among mammals. Hairs with determinate growth are subject to wear and must be replaced periodically-a process ...
determinate inflorescence: (from the article "inflorescence") In determinate (cymose) inflorescences, the youngest flowers are at the bottom of an elongated axis or on the outside of a truncated axis. At the time of flowering, the apical ...
determinate sentence: (from the article "parole") Beginning in the 1980s several U.S. states abolished parole in favour of "determinate" sentences with a fixed release date. To retain the rehabilitative advantages of parole, however, several of these ...
determinate supposition: (from the article "logic, history of") ...second part of supposition theory applies only to terms in personal supposition. It divides personal supposition into several types, including (again the details vary according to the author): (1) determinate ...
determinative: (from the article "hieroglyphic writing") In addition, determinatives-signs that do not represent a phonetic value but serve only to inform the reader as to the family of meanings to which the designated word belongs-were quickly ...
determinism: in philosophy, theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes that preclude free will and the possibility that humans could have acted otherwise. The ... [23 Related Articles]
deterrence: (from the article "tort") In its modern, economic sense, deterrence aims at reducing the number of accidents by imposing a heavy financial cost on unsafe conduct. A distinction is necessary between specific and general ...
deterrence: military strategy under which one power uses the threat of reprisal effectively to preclude an attack from an adversary power. With the advent of nuclear weapons, the term deterrence largely ... [3 Related Articles]
Detmold: city, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the eastern slope of the Teutoburg Forest (Teutoburger Wald), on the Werre River. The capital, from the ...
DeTomaso, Alejandro: Argentine industrialist (b. July 10, 1928, Buenos Aires, Arg.-d. May 21, 2003, Modena, Italy), raced cars in Modena before founding (1959) DeTomaso Automobili with his wife, Isabelle Haskell, and producing ...
detonating cord: (from the article "explosive") Detonating cord (detonating fuse) resembles safety fuse but contains a high explosive instead of black powder. The first successful one, patented in France in 1908, consisted of a lead tube, ...
detonation: (from the article "chemical industry") A minor but still important segment of the explosives industry is the production of detonating agents, or such priming compositions as lead azide [Pb(N₃)₂], silver azide (AgN₃), and mercury fulminate ...
detoxication: (from the article "soil") Field observation and laboratory experimentation have confirmed the effectiveness of natural pathways in the soil for detoxifying chemicals. Volatilization, adsorption, precipitation, and other chemical transformations, as well as biological immobilization ...
Detrez, Conrad: Belgian novelist of political conscience and an energetic, darkly humorous style.
detrital grain: (from the article "Earth, geologic history of") ...in an appreciable rise in the oxygen content of the atmosphere, which in turn enabled more eolian red beds to form. Further evidence of the lack of oxygen in the ...
detrital remanent magnetization: (from the article "remanent magnetism") A second mechanism operates when small grains of magnetic minerals settle into a sedimentary matrix, producing detrital remanent magnetism. It is hypothesized that the tiny grains orient themselves in the ...
detritivore: (from the article "bivalve") The primitive bivalve was almost certainly a detritivore (consumer of loose organic materials), and the modern palaeotaxodonts still pursue this mode of life. The posterior leaflike gills serve principally for ...
detritus food chain: (from the article "ecosystem") ...and organic wastes. A food chain in which the primary consumer feeds on living plants is called a grazing pathway; that in which the primary consumer feeds on dead plant ...
Detroit: city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S., on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair), opposite Windsor, Ont., Can. It was founded in 1701 by a French ... [13 Related Articles]
Detroit Boat Club: (from the article "yacht") ...which cruised on the Mediterranean Sea and set a standard of luxury and elegance for the later yachts in those waters from the late 19th century. The first continuing American ...
Detroit Free Press: daily newspaper, one of the most widely circulated in the United States, published in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit Institute of Arts: art museum in Detroit, Mich., U.S., noted for its collection of American paintings from the 19th century and its Dutch, Flemish, and Italian paintings from the Renaissance through the Baroque ... [1 Related Articles]
Detroit Lions: (from the article "Sanders, Barry") American professional gridiron football player. In his 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions (1989-98), Sanders led the National Football League (NFL) in rushing four times and was selected every year ...
Detroit Medical College: (from the article "Wayne State University") Wayne State University was formed in 1933 from the merger of several established colleges in Detroit. The oldest of these antecedents was the Detroit Medical College, founded in 1868 and ...
Detroit Mercy, University of: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Detroit, Mich., U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuits and the Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Roman Catholic Church. The university offers ...
Detroit Newspaper Agency: (from the article "Detroit Free Press") ...the approval of the U.S. attorney general, the papers' advertising, business, production, and circulation departments were combined under a joint operating agreement (JOA) into a new company, the Detroit Newspaper ...
Detroit Pistons: (from the article "Basketball") Though the defending 2003-04 National Basketball Association champions the Detroit Pistons wanted to prove their team-oriented approach could create a new NBA dynasty, that plan got derailed in the 2005 ...
Detroit Red Wings: (from the article "Ice Hockey") In the 82-game season preceding the play-offs, the Detroit Red Wings led the league in victories (58) and points (124) to capture their division by an 18-point margin over Nashville ...
Detroit River: river forming part of the boundary between Michigan, U.S. (west), and Ontario, Can. (east), and connecting Lake St. Clair (north) with the west end of Lake Erie (south). The river ...