Oviedo
Oviedo , city (1990 pop. 194,637), capital of Oviedo prov. (coextensive with the autonomous region of Asturias) NW Spain, near the great mining district of the Cantabrian Mts. Oviedo is one of the most important industrial centers of Spain; ordnance, firearms, gunpowder, textiles, food, and many other products are manufactured. The mining of coal and iron is a major industry. Founded c.760, Oviedo flourished in the 9th cent. as the capital of the Asturian kings but lost much of its importance after the capital was transferred to León early in the 10th cent. The cathedral, begun in 1388, contains the tombs of the Asturian kings and has a high square tower. Adjoining it is the Camara Santa (9th and 11th cent.), which housed the cathedral's store of sacred relics and treasures, famous throughout all Spain. The Univ. of Oviedo was founded in 1604. The city suffered severely during the revolt of the Asturian miners in 1934 and in a siege during the civil war. A new quarter has since been built on the southwest side of the city.
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ANTIFREEZE BITTERING AGENT:JEFFREY BYE
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 5/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...manufacture, marketing and sale of antifreeze products for over 75 years. I am here...representing Honeywell as well as the domestic antifreeze industry, which has been organized...manufacturer and supplier of automotive antifreeze in the United States, Canada and Mexico...
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ANTIFREEZE BITTERING AGENT:GARY L. ACKERMAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 5/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...reason: 1,400 children are poisoned by antifreeze every year. n addition between 10...90,000 dogs and cats are poisoned by antifreeze ingestion each year. A mere sip or lick of antifreeze can result in agonizing kidney failure...
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Antifreeze recycling: on-site or not? The answer can spark an argument.
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 2/26/1991; ; 700+ words
; Antifreeze Recycling: On-Site or Not? The Answer Can Spark an Argument Putting antifreeze into a car has always been one of the simplest...brainer. But figuring out what to do with used antifreeze is wrinking brows nationwide, reports David...
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Antifreeze manufacturers divided over attack against 'green goo'. (column)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 9/10/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Divided Over Attack Against "Green Goo' ANTIFREEZE-MAKERS may have solved the "green...radiators by major domestic automakers and antifreeze of a different breed--used in those...industry would prefer a special category of antifreeze/ coolant to rid itself of silicone...
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Antifreeze comes in many formulas
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/21/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...t filled with straight antifreeze. Mix ehtylene gylcol 50...eutectic point" and how antifreezes actually work isn't clear...said when asked exactly how antifreeze prevents ice from forming...is the source of the best antifreezes. Proteins extracted from...
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Antifreeze proteins' mysteries are unraveling.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Their bodies enlist an army of antifreeze proteins that fight ice the way white blood cells attack germs. Such antifreeze-laden creatures can survive in...scientists have deciphered the shapes of antifreeze proteins in two insects: a beetle...
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Antifreeze makers ponder ways to combat 'silicate dropout.' (column)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 11/22/1985; ; 700+ words
; SALES-MINDED antifreeze makers have more than cold weather on...clogging radiators, caused by high silicate antifreeze, doesn't change with the season. The silicate mess had engine and antifreeze makers pointing fingers at each other...
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Ethylene induces antifreeze activity in winter rye leaves
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Ethylene Induces Antifreeze Activity in Winter Rye Leaves1 Antifreeze activity is induced by cold temperatures in winter...Secale cereale) leaves. The activity arises from six antifreeze proteins that accumulate in the apoplast of winter...
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FIRST BRANDS UNVEILS ANTIFREEZE RECYCLING SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY
PR Newswire; 2/27/1992; 700+ words
; FIRST BRANDS UNVEILS ANTIFREEZE RECYCLING SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY NEW...unveiled proprietary Prestone(R) antifreeze recycling technology and announced...Our leading-edge technology in antifreeze has opened a window for us to create...
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Using the wrong antifreeze just isn't cool
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 8/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...your vehicle. If you want to add antifreeze, how do you know what type to...back when, life was simple and antifreeze was green. Any other colour...Flush the coolant and install new antifreeze. Most brands were green and compatibility...
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antifreeze
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
antifreeze substance added to a solvent to lower its freezing point. The solution formed is called an antifreeze mixture. Antifreeze is typically added to water in the cooling system of an internal...
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antifreeze molecule
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
antifreeze molecule Any substance produced by an organism in order to prevent...families of teleost fish inhabiting polar regions manufacture antifreeze peptides or antifreeze glycopeptides , which are effective antifreeze agents at relatively...
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Glycol
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Much of this ethylene glycol is used as antifreeze in automobile radiators. Adding ethylene...addition to ethylene glycol, commercial antifreeze contains several additives, including...x2014; resulted in the introduction of antifreeze based on nontoxic propylene glycol in...
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Enron Corp.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Caribbean; Mineral Industries Inc., a marketer of automobile antifreeze; National Poly Products Inc.; and Viking Plastics of Minnesota...division. In 1971 it bought Olin Corporation ’ s antifreeze production and marketing business. It set up UPG Inc...
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Oxalic Acid
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...oxalic acid directly. However, if a child or pet swallows antifreeze (which typically contains ethylene glycol and has a sweet...metabolize the ethylene glycol to oxalic acid, which is the reason antifreeze is toxic. In many industrial processes oxalic acid is used...
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