Ash Wednesday
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~ the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
alligator weed
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~ prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
ague weed
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~ gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
Alfred Lothar Wegener
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~ German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
apothecaries' weight
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~ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
avoirdupois weight
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~ a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
atomic weight
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~ (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
Andre Weil
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~ United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
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~ German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
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~ English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)
air well
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~ a shaft for ventilation
artesian well
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~ a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
Arthur Wellesley
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~ British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
American white birch
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~ small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
American white oak
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~ large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
American white pine
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~ tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
Andrew D. White
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~ United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
Andrew Dickson White
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~ United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)